Total Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 18.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Aspen Square area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 32nd 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 Aspen Square (OX4 7GJ) in the last 12 months was 18.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 4 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aspen Square (OX4 7GJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunnock Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Celandine Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aspen Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hyacinth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grass Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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