Crime Rates at Falcon Close, Banbury, OX16 9QS

Falcon Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 87th 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 Falcon Close (OX16 9QS) in the last 12 months was 97.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Close (OX16 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.