Crime Rates at Howard Road, Banbury, OX16 4QZ

Howard Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 96th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (OX16 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (OX16 4QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levenot Close, where police recorded 29 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.