Total Crime Rate

115.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 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 115.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 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

St Johns Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 71st 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 St Johns Street (OX26 6SL) in the last 12 months was 115.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (OX26 6SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheep Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B4100 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manorsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manorsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wesley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wesley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Field Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crockwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queens Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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