Total Crime Rate

314.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 314.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 216.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marshall 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.

Crime Over Time in Marshall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Other crime The Causway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street
Apr 2026Other theft Verney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Junction Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mckeevor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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