Crime Rate in Bicester North and Caversfield, ward

Bicester North and Caversfield has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 1550th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 264th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bicester North and Caversfield in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bicester North and Caversfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 218 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bicester North and Caversfield ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 20 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lemongrass Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.