Total Crime Rate

190.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.6 10/10
  • Other theft 43.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blacksmiths Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 29th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blacksmiths Close (OX25 3FL) in the last 12 months was 190.5 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% higher than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacksmiths Close (OX25 3FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westlands Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blacksmiths Close area

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Data Sources

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