Crime Rate in Banbury Hardwick, ward

Banbury Hardwick has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Cherwell district and the 2488th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 467th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Banbury Hardwick in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Cherwell district average (74.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Banbury Hardwick’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 36.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Banbury Hardwick ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lord Fielding Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.