Total Crime Rate

39.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tarragon Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 113th lowest 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 Tarragon Drive (OX4 7XT) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarragon Drive (OX4 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunnock Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tarragon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appletree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Primrose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dunnock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swallow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forget-Me-Not Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfinch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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