Total Crime Rate

416.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 416.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Public order 58.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.7 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 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

Acorn Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 11th 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 Acorn Way (OX16 3ER) in the last 12 months was 416.3 per 1,000 residents and was 139.9% higher 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Way (OX16 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Acorn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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