Crime Rates at Portway, Banbury, OX16 1QH

Portway area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 156th 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 Portway (OX16 1QH) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (172.7 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway (OX16 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.