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Crime in OX16 0RH

How much crime is recorded in OX16 0RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Banbury Ruscote
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,827 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX16 0RH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 0RH area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
43.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).

OX16 0RHNational
Violence and sexual offences37.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Public order9.54.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

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

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