Total Crime Rate
31.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falcon Mead area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 168th 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 Falcon Mead (OX26 6YU) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Bicester East average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Falcon Mead (OX26 6YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avocet Way, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chaffinch Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redwing Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merlin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osprey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avocet Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avocet Way | Under investigation |
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