Total Crime Rate

190.8 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 190.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cromwell Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 29th 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 Cromwell Road (OX16 0HE) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Banbury Ruscote average (80.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (OX16 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Admiral Holland Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donaldson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B4100 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cromwell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Miller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
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Data Sources

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