Total Crime Rate

799.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

584.5 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 799.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 584.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 484.0 10/10
  • Public order 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.7 10/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
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

Horse Fair area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 5th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Horse Fair (OX16 0AA) in the last 12 months was 799.1 per 1,000 residents and was 362.6% higher than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (172.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 584.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse Fair (OX16 0AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Horse Fair area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbeech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Parr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Parr Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butcher'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dashwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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