Total Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Banbury Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Road (OX2 8ED) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banbury Road (OX2 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Hawksmoor Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cutteslowe & Sunnymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawksmoor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Riddell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawksmoor Road | Under investigation |
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