Crime Rates at The Ridings, Kidlington, OX5 1UA

The Ridings area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 484 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 Ridings (OX5 1UA) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Kidlington East average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridings (OX5 1UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flatford Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Axtell Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.