Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Summertown , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7BP) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% higher than the Summertown average (33.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7BP), the main crime hotspot is near Summerfield Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 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 (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A4165 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staverton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4165 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferry Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Pool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ferry Pool Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Staverton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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