PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Banbury

Crime in OX15 6

How much crime is recorded in OX15 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
12,707 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX15 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX15 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Burglary23.29.1
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.64.6
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 34% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 183 postcodes