Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grebe Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 426 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 Grebe Close (OX4 7FZ) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grebe Close (OX4 7FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pipit Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grebe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grass Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Pipit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Choswell Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nettlebed Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hyacinth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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