Total Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Withycombe Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 119th 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 Withycombe Drive (OX16 0SR) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Withycombe Drive (OX16 0SR), the main crime hotspot is near Prescott Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Withycombe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donaldson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donaldson Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cherry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prescott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Fairway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Link Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mold Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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