Total Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Poplar Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 207th lowest 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 Poplar Close (OX5 1HH) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Close (OX5 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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