Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charlbury Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 76th 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 Charlbury Close (OX5 2BW) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 9 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 Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlbury Close (OX5 2BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Flatford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flatford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ridings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blandford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Avenue | Under investigation |
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