Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sycamore Drive area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 71st 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 Sycamore Drive (OX16 9HF) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (OX16 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sycamore Drive, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jaynes Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jaynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Jaynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jaynes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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