Total Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 197th highest 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 7RN) in the last 12 months was 72.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksmoor Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 17 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wentworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawksmoor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A4165 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riddell Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field House Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Field House Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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