Postcode district · Bicester
Crime in OX26
How much crime is recorded in OX26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 44,082 (2024)
OX26Postcode district · Bicester
How safe is OX26
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX26, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
OX26National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Shoplifting17.18.4
Burglary5.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.