Postcode · Kidlington
Crime in OX5 1TL
How much crime is recorded in OX5 1TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidlington North
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,265 (2024)
OX5 1TLKidlington
How safe is OX5 1TL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX5 1TL 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
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 1TLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Shoplifting7.08.4
Burglary6.29.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.