Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sorrel Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 427 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 Sorrel Road (OX4 6SJ) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Blackbird Leys average (116.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrel Road (OX4 6SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Druce Way, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Erica Close (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sorrel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowberry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmole Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comfrey Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comfrey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Comfrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Comfrey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Erica Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Briar Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prunus Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prunus Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prunus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jourdain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jourdain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Watlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Druce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sundew Close —
Apr 2026Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Timothy Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Timothy Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Druce Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Druce Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Druce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Druce Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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