Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Overfield area has the 21st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 41st highest crime rate of 484 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 Overfield (OX16 4XR) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overfield (OX16 4XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levenot Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Overfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorpe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thorpe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Levenot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Levenot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levenot Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Place Local resolution
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Data Sources

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