Total Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kingfisher Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 483 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 Kingfisher Way (OX26 6YB) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingfisher Way (OX26 6YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wretchwick Way, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kestrel Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingfisher Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lapwing Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merlin Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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