Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 33.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Fairway area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 188th lowest 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 0RR) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Fairway (OX16 0RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prescott Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Fairway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cherry Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Drive β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sinclair Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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