Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Fairway area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 80th 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 The Fairway (OX16 0QY) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fairway (OX16 0QY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Fairway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Miller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donaldson Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road —
Sep 2025Public order Goulds Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Holland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cromwell Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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