Crime Rates at Bettina Crescent, Banbury, OX16 1FH

Bettina Crescent area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 149th 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 Bettina Crescent (OX16 1FH) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bettina Crescent (OX16 1FH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferriston, 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.