Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Yarnton Court area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 179th 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 Yarnton Court (OX5 1AU) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yarnton Court (OX5 1AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Way, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newport Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Yarnton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newport Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Broad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowerman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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