Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Eaton Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 95th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Eaton Lane (OX5 2FF) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Eaton Lane (OX5 2FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Water Eaton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lovelace Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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