Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 19.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Whitley Crescent area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitley Crescent (OX26 4XP) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitley Crescent (OX26 4XP), 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 Whitley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyneham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shackleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lyneham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hampden Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Herald Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herald Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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