Total Crime Rate
124.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Row area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 483 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 Kings Row (OX5 1PS) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.1% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Row (OX5 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Cresswell Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayday Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayday Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayday Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hayday Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayday Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Meadow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cresswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cresswell Close | — |
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