Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 8.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Homestead area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Homestead (OX5 1SS) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Kidlington East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Homestead (OX5 1SS), the main crime hotspot is near Axtell Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Homestead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Lyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harts Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andersons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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