Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Foresters Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 39th 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 Foresters Way (OX5 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 184.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foresters Way (OX5 2PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Way, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow View (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Foresters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Meadow View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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