Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Purslane Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 224th 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 Purslane Drive (OX26 3EF) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purslane Drive (OX26 3EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harebell Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Restharrow Mead (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Purslane Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Purslane Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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