Total Crime Rate

227.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 227.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fontwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 25th highest crime rate of 483 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 227.8 per 1,000 residents and was 462.1% 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 Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% 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 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exeter Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fontwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Exeter Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redcar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitelands Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catterick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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