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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in OX26: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

OX26 recorded 232 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.4 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 6.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring66.33 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment232 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 6.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

232
trending_down -4.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

66.33per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,256

Within OX26 district

Cherwell

42,982

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 14 Shoplifting: 11 Criminal damage and arson: 1
14
Sheep Street Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4
12
Shopping Area Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 9 Other crime: 1
11
Parking Area Map
total: 10 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Shoplifting: 4
10
Market Square Map
total: 9 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
9
Oxford Road Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 8
8
Shopping Area Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
7
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Public order: 2
7
Kingsclere Road Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
5
Fieldfare Close Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Bicycle theft: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
232 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
76
32.8%
Shoplifting
53
22.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
24
10.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
19
8.2%
Public Order
15
6.5%
Other Theft
12
5.2%
Vehicle Crime
9
3.9%
Other Crime
5
2.2%
Bicycle Theft
5
2.2%
Burglary
5
2.2%
Drug Offences
5
2.2%
Robbery
2
0.9%
Weapons Possession
1
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.4%

Crime Analysis: OX26

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in OX26 at 32.8%. Shoplifting (22.8%) and Anti-social Behaviour (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in OX26 has fallen noticeably — by 6.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for OX26 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -4.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -6.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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