Blackbird Leys
Middle areaSouth east Oxford. 6,916 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 59% of people in Blackbird Leys live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Blackbird Leys
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackbird Leys at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 256 |
| Other crime | 174 |
| Shoplifting | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Drug offences | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Blackbird Leys compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Blackbird Leys safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackbird Leys at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackbird Leys.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (256), other crime (174) and shoplifting (111).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Oxford
These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Blackbird Leys alone. See Oxford
Blackbird Leys in brief
The median price paid for a home in Blackbird Leys was £337,500 in 2025.
Blackbird Leys had 6,557 usual residents at the census.
About 59% of people in Blackbird Leys live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blackbird Leys, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.