Total Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 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 85.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 111th 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 0NU) in the last 12 months was 85.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretch Hill (OX16 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bretch Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhyn Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumaris Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glamis Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glamis Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleby Close —
Apr 2026Public order George Parish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Parish Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Parish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Parish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Parish Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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