Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 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

Grimsbury Green area has the 34th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 74th highest crime rate of 484 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 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.7% 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 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Grimsbury Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Crime Over Time in Grimsbury Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Grimsbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Grimsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Grimsbury Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dean Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Earlstoke Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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