Total Crime Rate

68.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marjoram Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 212th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marjoram Close (OX4 6QQ) in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (118.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marjoram Close (OX4 6QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marjoram Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centaury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Thistle Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rowan Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pimpernel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Columbine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobelia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Partridge Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Thistle Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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