Total Crime Rate

66.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sycamore Drive area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Drive (OX16 9HF) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (OX16 9HF), the main crime hotspot is near Jaynes Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Jaynes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jaynes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jaynes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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