Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX15 5PL
How much crime is recorded in OX15 5PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
OX15 5PLBanbury
How safe is OX15 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX15 5PL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
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 5PLNational
Burglary9.99.1
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.