Crime Rates at Dickens Close, Bicester, OX26 2NG

Dickens 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 Dickens Close (OX26 2NG) 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 Dickens Close (OX26 2NG), 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.