Crime Rates at Fontwell Road, Bicester, OX26 1BP

Fontwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 26th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fontwell Road (OX26 1BP) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 403.0% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fontwell Road (OX26 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.