Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 62nd lowest 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 Church Close (OX27 8DR) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% lower than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Close (OX27 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crosslands, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bicester North and Caversfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Close | — |
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