Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 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 68.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blenheim Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 148th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blenheim Drive (OX26 5EA) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blenheim Drive (OX26 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blenheim Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skinner Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blenheim Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Skinner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sycamore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blenheim Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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