Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hampden Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 185th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampden Close (OX16 0LA) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% lower than the Banbury Ruscote average (77.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Close (OX16 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hampden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenilworth Way
Apr 2026Public order Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conway Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arundel Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fiennes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claypits Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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