Crime Rate in Kidlington West, ward

Kidlington West has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 3073rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 594th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kidlington West in the last 12 months was 55.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kidlington West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 271 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kidlington West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.