Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Rydes area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Rydes (OX15 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rydes (OX15 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Speedwell Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merlin Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Rydes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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