Total Crime Rate
91.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Street area has the 41st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 102nd 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 East Street (OX16 3LN) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (OX16 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leonard'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Manor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grimsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Grimsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Causway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middleton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burchester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grimsbury Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Byeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | East Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cheney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cheney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winchester Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Close | Under investigation |
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