Total Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Home Farm Cottages area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 166th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Home Farm Cottages (OX5 3DD) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Farm Cottages (OX5 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Crescent. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Home Farm Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dairy Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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