Total Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 30th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (OX16 5TA) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (OX16 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Fulwell Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marshall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbold Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Verney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alma Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Road —
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Data Sources

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