Total Crime Rate

316.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Evenlode area has the 9th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 14th highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evenlode (OX16 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 316.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% higher than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evenlode (OX16 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Evenlode area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longelandes Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery B4100 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenlode Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenlode Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenlode Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenlode Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longelandes Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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