Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 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 51.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 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

Cosford Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 208th 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 Cosford Gardens (OX26 4FT) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cosford Gardens (OX26 4FT), 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 Cosford Gardens 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 Sunderland Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Herald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Herald Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lerwick Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fulmar Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Skimmingdish Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hendon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place 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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