Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 26th highest crime rate of 483 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 Stratford Road (OX15 6EN) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 351.6% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 102.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 505.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stratford Road (OX15 6EN), 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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