Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Wilsdon Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 60th highest crime rate of 483 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 Wilsdon Way (OX5 1TX) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 102.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilsdon Way (OX5 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flatford Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystones Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wilsdon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chorefields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fernhill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Andersons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flatford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flatford Place 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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