Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sorrel Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 94th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sorrel Road (OX4 6SH) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Road (OX4 6SH), 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 Sorrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Erica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bryony Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pimpernel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodruff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodruff Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Juniper Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Comfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Centaury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashmole Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashmole Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashmole Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashmole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashmole Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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