Crime Rates at Elm Grove, Kidlington, OX5 1DR

Elm Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 483 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 Elm Grove (OX5 1DR) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Kidlington East average (62.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (OX5 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croxford Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.