Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Great Close Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 238th 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 Great Close Road (OX5 1QW) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Close Road (OX5 1QW), 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 Great Close Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayday Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
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 Cresswell Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayday Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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