Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings End area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 64th 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 2AD) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Bicester East average (107.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings End (OX26 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsclere Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsclere Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenlode Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsclere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsclere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsclere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ray Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kingsclere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queens Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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