Postcode · Bicester
Crime in OX26 2HS
How much crime is recorded in OX26 2HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bicester West
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
OX26 2HSBicester
How safe is OX26 2HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX26 2HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX26 2HSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary8.79.1
Shoplifting7.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.