Total Crime Rate
198.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Middleton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 25th 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 Middleton Road (OX16 4QB) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Middleton Road (OX16 4QB), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cherwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterperry Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Moorfield Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tramway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Duke Street | Under investigation |
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