Crime Rates at Griffith Road, Banbury, OX16 1EF

Griffith Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 55th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Griffith Road (OX16 1EF) in the last 12 months was 134.8 per 1,000 residents and was 204.4% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Griffith Road (OX16 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lord Fielding Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Booth Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.