Total Crime Rate

62.1 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 62.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Lane Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 162nd 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 Lane Close (OX5 1BA) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lane Close (OX5 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Axtell Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calves Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lane Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Andersons Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grovelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grovelands Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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