Total Crime Rate

174.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 123.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albert Street 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 Albert Street (OX16 5DG) 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 Albert Street (OX16 5DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 171 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.

Crime Over Time in Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butcher'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Butcher'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butcher'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amos Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Calthorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Parr Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Parr Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road
Apr 2026Drugs Britannia Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britannia Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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