Total Crime Rate

64.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waltham Gardens area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 169th 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 Waltham Gardens (OX16 4FB) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waltham Gardens (OX16 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Ermont Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waltham Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ermont Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ermont Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princethorpe Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermont Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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