Total Crime Rate

725.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 725.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 537.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Public order 48.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Robbery 15.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambs Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 7th highest crime rate of 484 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 Lambs Crescent (OX16 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 725.6 per 1,000 residents and was 318.0% higher 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 Shoplifting with 143 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambs Crescent (OX16 9BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Crime Over Time in Lambs Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foscote Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tramway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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