Postcode · Bicester
Crime in OX26 4YN
How much crime is recorded in OX26 4YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bicester East
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,365 (2024)
How safe is OX26 4YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX26 4YN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 4YNNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary2.69.1
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order1.14.6
Other theft0.54.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.