Total Crime Rate
8.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mayfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mayfield Road (OX16 9DW) in the last 12 months was 8.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mayfield Road (OX16 9DW), the main crime hotspot is near Sycamore Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fallow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
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