Crime Rates at Marlborough Road, Banbury, OX16 5AE

Marlborough Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 36th 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 Marlborough Road (OX16 5AE) in the last 12 months was 174.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 123.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Road (OX16 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.