Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 85th highest crime rate of 484 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 Kings Road (OX16 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (OX16 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berrymoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Townsend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxhedge Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Boxhedge Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poolside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilkes Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilkes Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bird Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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