Total Crime Rate
174.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
123.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Newland Place 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 Newland Place (OX16 5BU) 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 Newland Place (OX16 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 144 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (100 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Butcher'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Amos Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | London Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | London Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amos Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Calthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Britannia Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amos Court | Under investigation |
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