Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dale Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deddington , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Way (OX25 5BA) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Deddington average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Way (OX25 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tait Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bader Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheshire Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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