Crime Rates at Britannia Road, Banbury, OX16 5DD

Britannia Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 239th 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 Britannia Road (OX16 5DD) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Road (OX16 5DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.