Crime Rates at Margaret Close, Banbury, OX16 0QE

Margaret Close 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 Margaret Close (OX16 0QE) 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 Margaret Close (OX16 0QE), the main crime hotspot is near Admiral Holland Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.