Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackburn Walk area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 190th 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 Blackburn Walk (OX26 4FS) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Walk (OX26 4FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hart Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hendon Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackburn Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skimmingdish Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Turnberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lerwick Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lerwick Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Herald Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunderland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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