Crime Rates at Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4RT

Alma Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 30th highest crime rate of 483 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 Alma Road (OX16 4RT) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (OX16 4RT), 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.