Total Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hudson Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 58th 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 Hudson Street (OX26 2ES) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Bicester West average (56.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hudson Street (OX26 2ES), 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 Hudson Street area

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