Total Crime Rate
8.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britannia Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 484 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 5DR) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.3% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Britannia Road (OX16 5DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paxmans Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Parr Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amos Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Amos Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Amos Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amos Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calthorpe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Parr Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Street | Under investigation |
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