Total Crime Rate
32.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bicester Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 173rd 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 Bicester Road (OX5 2LD) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% lower than the Kidlington East average (62.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bicester Road (OX5 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway Drive, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lovelace Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestidge Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prestidge Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lovelace Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherwell Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Avenue | — |
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