Crime Rates at Warwick Road, Banbury, OX16 1AS

Warwick Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Banbury Ruscote , and the 29th 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 Warwick Road (OX16 1AS) in the last 12 months was 190.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 124.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Road (OX16 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evenlode, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwell Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.