Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 94.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Celandine Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 75th 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 Celandine Close (OX26 3AA) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Celandine Close (OX26 3AA), the main crime hotspot is near Restharrow Mead. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Celandine Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harebell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purslane Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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