Total Crime Rate
516.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
334.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Parsons Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 9th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parsons Street (OX16 5NB) in the last 12 months was 516.7 per 1,000 residents and was 199.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 334.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parsons Street (OX16 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 187 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Bar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Butcher'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Butcher'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pepper Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Broad Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Calthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | North Bar Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butcher'S Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newland Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Under investigation |
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