Postcode · Kidlington
Crime in OX5 1PG
How much crime is recorded in OX5 1PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Begbroke, Yarnton & Water Eaton
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,924 (2024)
OX5 1PGKidlington
How safe is OX5 1PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX5 1PG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 1PGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Burglary14.59.1
Shoplifting13.68.4
Other theft7.04.5
Public order4.34.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.