Crime Rates at Newland Road, Banbury, OX16 5HQ

Newland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 18th highest crime rate of 484 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 Newland Road (OX16 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newland Road (OX16 5HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (92 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.