Total Crime Rate
266.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
209.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 19th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (OX16 9AJ) in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Road (OX16 9AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harriers View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harriers View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | New Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Calthorpe Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dashwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calthorpe Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Parr Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Parr Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hightown Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Easington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hightown Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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