Total Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stonechat Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote , and the 155th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stonechat Road (OX15 4GE) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonechat Road (OX15 4GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Skylark Road, where police recorded 10 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Field View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonechat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayfarings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robins Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Skylark Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Skylark Road | — |
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