Total Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sage Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sage Close (OX16 1UU) in the last 12 months was 4.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Banbury Hardwick average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sage Close (OX16 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Watts Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Winchelsea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Usher Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frensham Close | Under investigation |
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