Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 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

Goldfinch Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 68th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldfinch Close (OX26 6EN) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldfinch Close (OX26 6EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthatch Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Goldfinch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gardeners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaffinch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corncrake Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jubilee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jubilee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jubilee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Close —
Apr 2026Public order Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Close —
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Data Sources

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