Total Crime Rate

490.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 490.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.7 10/10
  • Public order 117.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 39.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Banbury Road area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 16th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7AR) in the last 12 months was 490.2 per 1,000 residents and was 787.4% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 215.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7AR), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Banbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4165 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4165 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road —
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Data Sources

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