Total Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlbury Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 60th highest crime rate of 484 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 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 104.5% higher than the Kidlington East average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% 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 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flatford Place (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidlington East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Ridings | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flatford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flatford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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