Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alvis Gate area has the 24th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 483 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 Alvis Gate (OX16 1BE) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alvis Gate (OX16 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Romney Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hardwick Park (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Alvis Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hardwick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Usher Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hardwick Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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