Crime Rates at Banbury Road, Caversfield, Bicester, OX26 3NP

Banbury Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Bicester North and Caversfield , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 483 local areas in Cherwell .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Banbury Road (OX26 3NP) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Bicester North and Caversfield average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (OX26 3NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Darnell Walk, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brashfield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.