Crime Rates at Broad Street, Banbury, OX16 5BJ

Broad Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 11th 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 Broad Street (OX16 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 416.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (OX16 5BJ), 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.