Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Watermead area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 172nd highest 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 Watermead (OX5 2XJ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Kidlington East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead (OX5 2XJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Watermead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lovelace Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bramley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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