Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wedgwood area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bicester East , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 484 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 Wedgwood (OX6 7UL) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Bicester East average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wedgwood (OX6 7UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyneham Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bicester East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyneham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fulmar Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyneham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tangmere Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyneham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hart Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lerwick Croft | — |
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