Total Crime Rate

498.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 498.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Public order 59.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.8 10/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaumont Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 10th highest crime rate of 483 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 Beaumont Road (OX16 1RH) in the last 12 months was 498.5 per 1,000 residents and was 188.6% higher 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 Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 155.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Road (OX16 1RH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beaumont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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