Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chatsworth Drive area has the 51st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 139th highest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Drive (OX16 9TR) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Drive (OX16 9TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Speedwell Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Badger Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fallow Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Speedwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Speedwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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