Crime Rates at Dover Avenue, Banbury, OX16 0JE

Dover Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 28th 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 Dover Avenue (OX16 0JE) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.6% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Avenue (OX16 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Dover Avenue. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.