Total Crime Rate

36.1 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 36.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Merton Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 201st 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 Merton Way (OX5 1NN) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merton Way (OX5 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Cresswell Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cresswell Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dashwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayday Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayday Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Close —
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Data Sources

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