Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tern Walk area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 199th highest crime rate of 427 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 Tern Walk (OX4 7FR) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tern Walk (OX4 7FR), the main crime hotspot is near Birchfield Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tern Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emperor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hyacinth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Choswell Spring Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forget-Me-Not Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nettlebed Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Long Ground —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emperor Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guelder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bergamont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guelder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hyacinth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bergamont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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