Total Crime Rate

152.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 42nd 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 Queens Crescent (OX15 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 152.9 per 1,000 residents and was 212.7% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 442.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Crescent (OX15 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Metcalfe Close. Police recorded 3 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 Queens Crescent area

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Data Sources

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