Total Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bicester East , and the 169th 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 St Johns Street (OX26 6SP) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (OX26 6SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Street, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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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 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 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sheep Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crumps Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Lane
Sep 2025Other theft North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station 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 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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