Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 1PH
How much crime is recorded in OX16 1PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Neithrop
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
OX16 1PHBanbury
How safe is OX16 1PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 1PH area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 1PHNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting23.18.4
Public order8.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft5.84.5
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Drugs3.62.4
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery2.31.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.