Total Crime Rate
161.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Huxley Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 39th 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 Huxley Close (OX26 2FX) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 152.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huxley Close (OX26 2FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langford Gardens, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shaw Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edith'S Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Blenheim Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wear Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Close | Under investigation |
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