Total Crime Rate
145.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wayfarings area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote , and the 46th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wayfarings (OX15 4SL) in the last 12 months was 145.6 per 1,000 residents and was 327.3% higher than the Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wayfarings (OX15 4SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Speedwell Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonechat Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merlin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wayfarings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park End Court | Under investigation |
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