Total Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redwing Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Redwing Close (OX26 6SR) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redwing Close (OX26 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jubilee Way, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corncrake Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jubilee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jubilee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jubilee Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jubilee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corncrake Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jubilee Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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