Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodhall Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodhall Drive (OX16 9TY) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodhall Drive (OX16 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 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 | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wheatley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wood End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bankside | — |
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