Crime Rates at Edmunds Road, Banbury, OX16 0PR

Edmunds Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 48th highest crime rate of 483 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 Edmunds Road (OX16 0PR) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edmunds Road (OX16 0PR), 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.