Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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
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

Dale Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 83rd 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 Dale Place (OX5 2RT) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Kidlington East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Place (OX5 2RT), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Way. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dale Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exeter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Curtis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Home Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watts Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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