Bicester West
Middle areaSouth east Cherwell. 8,867 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Bicester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bicester West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester West at a rate of 65.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 279 |
| Other crime | 99 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 51 |
| Shoplifting | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 27 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bicester West compares
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Is Bicester West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester West at a rate of 65.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bicester West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (279), other crime (99) and anti-social behaviour (51).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cherwell
These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Bicester West alone. See Cherwell
Bicester West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bicester West was £347,500 in 2025.
Bicester West had 8,847 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bicester West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bicester West, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.