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

South Bar Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 54th 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 South Bar Street (OX16 9AE) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Bar Street (OX16 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.