Total Crime Rate

390.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 390.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 192.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.0 9/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hampden Drive area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 12th 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 Hampden Drive (OX5 2LP) in the last 12 months was 390.0 per 1,000 residents and was 566.2% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Drive (OX5 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampden Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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