Total Crime Rate

243.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 243.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hightown Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 20th 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 Hightown Road (OX16 9BE) in the last 12 months was 243.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 Shoplifting with 33 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 Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hightown Road (OX16 9BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hightown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hawthorns Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hightown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hightown Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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