Crime Rates at Prospect Road, Banbury, OX16 5HL

Prospect Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 19th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Road (OX16 5HL) in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Road (OX16 5HL), 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.