Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mascord Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 126th highest crime rate of 484 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 Mascord Road (OX16 0NQ) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mascord Road (OX16 0NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Fiennes Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banbury Ruscote| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fairfax Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mascord Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lennox Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Goulds Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edmunds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edmunds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mascord Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mascord Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmunds Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lidsey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fiennes Road | Under investigation |
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