Total Crime Rate
314.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
246.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marshall Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 16th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marshall Road (OX16 4QS) in the last 12 months was 314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 246.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marshall Road (OX16 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duke Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulwell Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Causway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Verney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Junction Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Junction Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Merton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mckeevor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Verney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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