Crime Rate in Bicester East, ward

Bicester East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 1590th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 186th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bicester East in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% higher than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bicester East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 366 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -58.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 43.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 467 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bicester East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.