Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 0QL
How much crime is recorded in OX16 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Ruscote
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
OX16 0QLBanbury
How safe is OX16 0QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 76.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 0QL area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
76.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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).
OX16 0QLNational
Violence and sexual offences70.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Public order9.54.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime3.01.5
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.