Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX15 0QU
How much crime is recorded in OX15 0QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Deddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,314 (2024)
OX15 0QUBanbury
How safe is OX15 0QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX15 0QU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX15 0QUNational
Burglary8.59.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.