Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Little Bury area has the 19th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 126th 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 Little Bury (OX4 7UG) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Bury (OX4 7UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodruff Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Partridge Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackbird Leys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rowan Grove | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pimpernel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rampion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rampion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centaury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bryony Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Partridge Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thistle Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rampion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lobelia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thistle Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rampion Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Woodruff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodruff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Drive | — |
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