Total Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Angelica Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Angelica Close (OX16 1WF) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Angelica Close (OX16 1WF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Watts Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchelsea Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banbury Hardwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highlands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Starina Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pope Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jersey Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchelsea Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchelsea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chichester Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thyme Close | Under investigation |
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