Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 50th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (OX25 1QT) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 253.7% higher than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (OX25 1QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Village Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Village Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
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Data Sources

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