Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (OX16 0TP) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (172.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (OX16 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 84 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boxhedge Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxhedge Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxhedge Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxhedge Road West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Boxhedge Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbeech Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arran Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkes Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
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