Blackbird Leys ward · Oxford. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 48% here, compared with 21% across Oxford (27 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.7% here, compared with 48.1% across Oxford (26.4 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 32% across Oxford (17.6 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Blackbird Leys ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
717 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 744 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Blackbird Leys ward · mapped crimes
366084
September 2024August 2026
Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Blackbird Leys
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
79
7
October 2024
81
7
November 2024
58
3
December 2024
65
4
January 2025
54
3
February 2025
53
1
March 2025
57
2
April 2025
62
6
May 2025
70
7
June 2025
54
5
July 2025
70
9
August 2025
41
3
September 2025
53
1
October 2025
61
3
November 2025
56
3
December 2025
61
3
January 2026
48
0
February 2026
47
1
March 2026
51
4
April 2026
72
16
May 2026
67
5
June 2026
58
6
July 2026
67
1
August 2026
76
3
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blackbird Leys
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
284
shoplifting
117
public order
75
criminal damage arson
56
other theft
53
drugs
30
bicycle theft
23
robbery
22
vehicle crime
19
other crime
16
burglary
14
theft from the person
4
possession of weapons
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
