Total Crime Rate

83.0 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Brake Hill area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 183rd 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 Brake Hill (OX4 7BY) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brake Hill (OX4 7BY), the main crime hotspot is near Partridge Walk. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brake Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Columbine Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Columbine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Partridge Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobelia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rampion Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rampion Close Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rowan Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Field Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rowan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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