Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 35.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oak Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 192nd lowest 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 Oak Drive (OX5 2HL) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% lower than the Kidlington East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Drive (OX5 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prestidge Place, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oak Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Town Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestidge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexander Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Town Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prestidge Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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