Total Crime Rate
280.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
195.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chamberlain 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chorefields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Andersons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ridings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flatford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flatford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorne Close | — |
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