Crime Rates at South Bar Street, Banbury, OX16 9AB

South Bar Street area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 95th highest crime rate of 484 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 South Bar Street (OX16 9AB) in the last 12 months was 93.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Bar Street (OX16 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.