Islip, Arncott & Chesterton
Middle areaSouth Cherwell. 13,673 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 139 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 64% of people in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 372 |
| Other crime | 179 |
| Shoplifting | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 48 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Islip, Arncott & Chesterton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Islip, Arncott & Chesterton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (372), other crime (179) and shoplifting (68).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cherwell
These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Islip, Arncott & Chesterton alone. See Cherwell
Islip, Arncott & Chesterton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton was £450,000 in 2025.
Islip, Arncott & Chesterton had 13,065 usual residents at the census.
About 64% of people in Islip, Arncott & Chesterton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Islip, Arncott & Chesterton, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.