Total Crime Rate

244.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 244.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 38th 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 7ED) in the last 12 months was 244.3 per 1,000 residents and was 342.2% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 395.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7ED), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4165 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mayfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mayfield Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grimbly Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Way —
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Data Sources

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