Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lock Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lock Crescent (OX5 1HF) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lock Crescent (OX5 1HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Croxford Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lock Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lock Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croxford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holy Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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