Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wardington Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 136th 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 Wardington Road (OX16 2DF) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardington Road (OX16 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hornton Drive. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wardington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wardington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Horley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thenford Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thenford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Horley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horley Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horley Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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