Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chamberlain Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 17th 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 Chamberlain Place (OX5 1SG) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 345.0% 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 195.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chamberlain Place (OX5 1SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flatford Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Axtell Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chamberlain Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andersons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Close
Apr 2026Other theft Flatford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flatford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Close

Data Sources

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