Crime Rates at Tarragon Walk, Banbury, OX16 1FE

Tarragon Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 158th 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 Tarragon Walk (OX16 1FE) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 9.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarragon Walk (OX16 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hearthway, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rosmary Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.