Total Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 134.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rotary Way 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 Rotary Way (OX16 1ER) 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 Rotary Way (OX16 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Fielding Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rotary Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lord Fielding Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acacia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Fielding Close —
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Data Sources

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