Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 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
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

Oxford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 168th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (OX5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Kidlington East average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (OX5 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Way, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystones Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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