Total Crime Rate

42.7 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 42.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Pochard Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 129th 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 Pochard Place (OX4 7GT) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pochard Place (OX4 7GT), the main crime hotspot is near Dunnock Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pochard Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bluebell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mole Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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