Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kings End area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 124th 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 Kings End (OX26 2AA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Bicester West average (63.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings End (OX26 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsclere Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kings End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kingsclere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crockwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crockwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evenlode Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsclere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crockwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsclere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsclere Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsclere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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