Total Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 31.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lyneham Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyneham Road (OX26 4FD) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Bicester East average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyneham Road (OX26 4FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hart Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shackleton Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lyneham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyneham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scampton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lerwick Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sunderland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lerwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyneham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulmar Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scampton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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