Crime Rates at High Street, Banbury, OX16 5LA

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 6th highest crime rate of 484 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 High Street (OX16 5LA) in the last 12 months was 762.6 per 1,000 residents and was 339.3% 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 543.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX16 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 148 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.