Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bicester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East , and the 105th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bicester Road (OX5 2LF) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Kidlington East average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bicester Road (OX5 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kingsway Drive, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsway Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edinburgh Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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