Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodlands area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 484 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 Woodlands (OX5 2ER) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% higher than the Kidlington East average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands (OX5 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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