PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Banbury

Crime in OX16 2

How much crime is recorded in OX16 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Population
15,572 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX16 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX16 2, 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary9.49.1
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Other theft4.84.5
Drugs3.92.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 112 postcodes