Total Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 146.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blenheim Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 45th 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 Blenheim Drive (OX26 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 160.1% higher than the Bicester West average (56.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 98.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Drive (OX26 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blenheim Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ruck Keene Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Langford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Hemingway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Danes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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