Total Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatsworth Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Drive (OX16 9YR) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Drive (OX16 9YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badger Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Banbury Cross and Neithrop| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanderling Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blenheim Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhall Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Badger Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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