Total Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southam Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 109th 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 Southam Road (OX16 1SU) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1016.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southam Road (OX16 1SU), the main crime hotspot is near Marston Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marston Close —
Sep 2025Public order Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thenford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thenford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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