Crime Rates at Murcott, Kidlington, OX5 2RE

This area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (OX5 2RE) in the last 12 months was 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode OX5 2RE, the main crime hotspot is near Fiveacres, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.