Crime Rates at Medina Gardens, Bicester, OX26 2TR

Medina Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Bicester West , and the 235th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medina Gardens (OX26 2TR) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Gardens (OX26 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melville Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Isis Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.