Crime Rates at Hornbeam Close, Banbury, OX16 9RL

Hornbeam Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 88th 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 Hornbeam Close (OX16 9RL) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (OX16 9RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gilkes Yard (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.