Total Crime Rate

276.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 134.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.2 8/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caernarvon Way area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 17th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caernarvon Way (OX16 0PG) in the last 12 months was 276.9 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caernarvon Way (OX16 0PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bretch Hill, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dover Avenue (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caernarvon Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretch Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretch Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bretch Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bretch Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highclere Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hastings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hastings Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretch Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caernarvon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glamis Place
Sep 2025Drugs Appleby Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Penrhyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bennett Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretch Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Highclere Gardens Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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