Crime Rates at High Street, Kidlington, OX5 2DH

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 141st highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (OX5 2DH) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX5 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Way, where police recorded 34 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.