Crime Rate in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown, ward

Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 2367th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 307th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 365 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 481 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 177 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Duke Street (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.