Total Crime Rate
67.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chetwode 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 Chetwode (OX16 1QN) 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 Chetwode (OX16 1QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sinclair Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danesmoor (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Portway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sinclair Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferriston | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferriston | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chetwode | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Danesmoor | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferriston | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesmoor | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesmoor | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesmoor | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danesmoor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angus Close | Under investigation |
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