Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.5 7/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Launton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bicester East , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 484 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 Launton Road (OX26 6PY) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Bicester East average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launton Road (OX26 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Way, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corncrake Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Launton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaffinch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ty-Craig Under investigation
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Data Sources

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