Total Crime Rate
106.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Springfield Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 72nd 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 Springfield Avenue (OX16 9JF) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Springfield Avenue (OX16 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Ruskin Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wykham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Hughs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Easington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Springfield Avenue | — |
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