Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Berkeley Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 90th highest crime rate of 484 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 Berkeley Close (OX16 0UH) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Close (OX16 0UH), 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 Berkeley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramber Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Appleby Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bramber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penrhyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stratford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stratford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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