Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 46.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wesley Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 89th highest crime rate of 484 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 Wesley Drive (OX16 9LT) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% 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 Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Drive (OX16 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berrymoor Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop

Crime Over Time in Wesley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berrymoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilkes Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilkes Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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