Total Crime Rate
54.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026West Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 200th highest crime rate of 483 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 West Street (OX16 3HA) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (172.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Street (OX16 3HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Merton Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Causway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grimsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mckeevor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hamilton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broome Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fraser Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fergusson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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