Launton and Otmoor
WardSouth Cherwell. About 8,520 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 122 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 32% of people in Launton and Otmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Launton and Otmoor compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Launton and Otmoor safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Launton and Otmoor at a rate of 58.0 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, 45 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Launton and Otmoor.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (248), other crime (100) and criminal damage and arson (26).
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 ward, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Launton and Otmoor alone. See Cherwell
Launton and Otmoor in brief
Launton and Otmoor had 8,959 usual residents at the census.
About 32% of people in Launton and Otmoor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Launton and Otmoor, 76.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Launton and Otmoor, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.