Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Daimler Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 205th 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 Daimler Avenue (OX16 1DF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Daimler Avenue (OX16 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red Poll Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devon Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Warwick Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Austin Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hardwick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hardwick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Richman Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richman Gardens | Under investigation |
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