Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bicester East , and the 56th highest crime rate of 484 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 St Johns Street (OX26 6SG) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Bicester East average (105.0 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (OX26 6SG), the main crime hotspot is near Sheep Street. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crumps Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheep Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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