Crime Rates at Lodge Close, Banbury, OX16 9DF

Lodge Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 8th 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 Lodge Close (OX16 9DF) in the last 12 months was 522.6 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% 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 Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lodge Close (OX16 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.