Postcode · Bicester
Crime in OX26 4YY
How much crime is recorded in OX26 4YY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bicester East
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
OX26 4YYBicester
How safe is OX26 4YY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX26 4YY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 4YYNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Shoplifting16.68.4
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% 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.