Total Crime Rate

292.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 292.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 164.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rotary Way area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 15th 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 Rotary Way (OX16 1AL) in the last 12 months was 292.1 per 1,000 residents and was 497.3% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotary Way (OX16 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Fielding Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotary Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lord Grandison Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Henry Jake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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