Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.8 8/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bucknell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 77th highest crime rate of 484 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 Bucknell Road (OX26 2DG) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Bicester West average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucknell Road (OX26 2DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Approach, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bucknell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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