Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beaconsfield Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 104th 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 Beaconsfield Road (OX16 9EW) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 14 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 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaconsfield Road (OX16 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jaynes Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxwood Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Malvern Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jaynes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaynes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jaynes Close | Under investigation |
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