Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 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 65.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bretch Hill area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 167th 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 Bretch Hill (OX16 0NL) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 Burglary 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 19 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretch Hill (OX16 0NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampden Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfax Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bretch Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodgreen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claypits Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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