Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Paddocks area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 78th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddocks (OX5 1TE) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Paddocks (OX5 1TE), 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 The Paddocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 Hayday Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cresswell Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayday Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cresswell Close Local resolution
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cresswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dashwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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