Bicester South and Ambrosden
WardSouth east Cherwell. About 16,761 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 69% of people in Bicester South and Ambrosden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Bicester South and Ambrosden compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bicester South and Ambrosden safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bicester South and Ambrosden at a rate of 89.9 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, 139 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bicester South and Ambrosden.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (597), violence and sexual offences (356) and other crime (241).
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 ward, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Bicester South and Ambrosden alone. See Cherwell
Bicester South and Ambrosden in brief
Bicester South and Ambrosden had 14,156 usual residents at the census.
About 69% of people in Bicester South and Ambrosden live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bicester South and Ambrosden, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bicester South and Ambrosden, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.