Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chatsworth 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.

Crime Over Time in Chatsworth Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Badger Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fallow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Speedwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheatley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Close
Apr 2026Drugs Wheatley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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