Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nightingale Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys , and the 125th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Avenue (OX4 7YJ) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Avenue (OX4 7YJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotton Grass Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hellebourine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Ground Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Celandine Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hyacinth Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hyacinth Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Way 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 2025Other theft Coltsfoot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Angelica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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