Total Crime Rate

141.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Powys Grove area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 47th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powys Grove (OX16 0UG) in the last 12 months was 141.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powys Grove (OX16 0UG), the main crime hotspot is near Stratford Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powys Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stratford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richman Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hastings Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Drive —
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Data Sources

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