Postcode · Bicester
Crime in OX26 5DD
How much crime is recorded in OX26 5DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caversfield, Ambrosden & Fringford
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,172 (2024)
OX26 5DDBicester
How safe is OX26 5DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX26 5DD 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 5DDNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary2.79.1
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 123% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.