Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 83.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (OX26 6PH) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower than the Bicester East average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (OX26 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fieldfare Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallowfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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