Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Usher Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 219th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usher Drive (OX16 1AG) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 155.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usher Drive (OX16 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bannister Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchelsea Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Usher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bannister Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchelsea Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchelsea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cheviot Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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