Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 88.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Samphire Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 166th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Samphire Road (OX4 6RF) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samphire Road (OX4 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Erica Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Samphire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobelia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodruff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Woodruff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Erica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crowberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowberry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rowan Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pimpernel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Angelica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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