Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 4TG
How much crime is recorded in OX16 4TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Grimsbury
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
OX16 4TGBanbury
How safe is OX16 4TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 4TG area, 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
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 4TGNational
Burglary17.89.1
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.22.4
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.