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Crime in OX26 6EU

How much crime is recorded in OX26 6EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bicester South
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,677 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX26 6EU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX26 6EU area, broadly in line with 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6EUNational
Shoplifting114.68.4
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Burglary16.59.1
Other theft10.84.5
Public order6.04.6
Bicycle theft5.01.0
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Robbery3.21.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Theft from the person1.62.1
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

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.

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