Total Crime Rate
113.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belgrove Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 73rd 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 Belgrove Close (OX5 1TT) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belgrove Close (OX5 1TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crown Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ploughley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernhill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Calves Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Newport Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellenger Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morrell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Harts Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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