Total Crime Rate
96.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winston Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 88th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Close (OX5 1BP) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winston Close (OX5 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near White Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A4260 (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidlington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broad Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Magnolia Close | Under investigation |
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