Postcode · Kidlington
Crime in OX5 1HT
How much crime is recorded in OX5 1HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Begbroke, Yarnton & Water Eaton
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
OX5 1HTKidlington
How safe is OX5 1HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX5 1HT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX5 1HTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.