Total Crime Rate

90.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grimsbury Green area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grimsbury Green (OX16 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 90.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grimsbury Green (OX16 3JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longworth Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Grimsbury Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Grimsbury Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Manor Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanier Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbs Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grimsbury Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dean Close —
Apr 2026Public order Old Grimsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Grimsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Grimsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Grimsbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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