Total Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tony Humphries Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tony Humphries Road (OX16 0FP) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tony Humphries Road (OX16 0FP), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaumaris Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glamis Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glamis Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stratford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Appleby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glamis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrhyn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Appleby Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Parish Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Parish Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Parish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Parish Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Parish Road | — |
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