Crime Rates at Rye Close, Banbury, OX16 1XG

Rye Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Banbury Hardwick , and the 221st highest crime rate of 484 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 Rye Close (OX16 1XG) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Banbury Hardwick average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rye Close (OX16 1XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ribston Close, where police recorded 8 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.