Crime Rates at Pepper Alley, Banbury, OX16 5JB

Pepper Alley area has the highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pepper Alley (OX16 5JB) in the last 12 months was 907.3 per 1,000 residents and was 425.2% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 460.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepper Alley (OX16 5JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 146 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.