Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 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 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Byron Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 218th 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 Byron Road (OX16 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Road (OX16 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloxham Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Byron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bloxham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brantwood Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shelley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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