Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longelandes Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 484 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 Longelandes Close (OX16 1EU) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longelandes Close (OX16 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chetwode, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glyndebourne Gardens (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longelandes Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferriston Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Drive
Sep 2025Other crime Sinclair Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sinclair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Banesberie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ironstones Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferriston Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferriston Under investigation

Data Sources

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