Total Crime Rate

122.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morris Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 65th highest crime rate of 483 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 Morris Drive (OX16 1DE) in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 176.3% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Morris Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Richman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Angus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Austin Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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