Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.8 5/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bell Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 176th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

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 Bell Street (OX15 6DD) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 211.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Street (OX15 6DD), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Street. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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