Crime Rates at Lower Brailes, Banbury, OX15 5HZ

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Brailes & Compton , and the 191st highest crime rate of 420 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (OX15 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% higher than the Brailes & Compton average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode OX15 5HZ, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salt Way Lane, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.