Total Crime Rate

319.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Banbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 426 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 7ED) in the last 12 months was 319.0 per 1,000 residents and was 477.4% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 781.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7ED), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfield Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 27 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernes Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mayfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4165 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Banbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ewert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stratfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Summerfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Summerfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rogers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hernes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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