Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.1 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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stratford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 174th highest crime rate of 483 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 Stratford Road (OX15 6EF) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (OX15 6EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Crescent, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratford Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stratford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Metcalfe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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