Crime Rates at Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9BD

Oxford Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 125th 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 Oxford Road (OX16 9BD) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (OX16 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.