Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Banbury Heath area has the 19th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Biddenham , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 543 local areas in Bedford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Heath (MK40 4TR) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the Biddenham average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Heath (MK40 4TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen Eleanor Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banbury Heath (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Banbury Heath area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garyn Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hovingham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hovingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenkeepers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Eleanor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Eleanor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Terrington Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Mentmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banbury Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Croxden Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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