Crime Rates at St Johns Road, Banbury, OX16 5BE

St Johns Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (OX16 5BE) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (OX16 5BE), 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.