Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 9AF
How much crime is recorded in OX16 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Grimsbury
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,534 (2024)
OX16 9AFBanbury
How safe is OX16 9AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 9AF 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
80.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
173
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 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences67.623.6
Anti-social behaviour24.810.7
Burglary22.29.1
Public order21.04.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Other theft9.44.5
Drugs4.62.4
Robbery4.21.4
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Theft from the person2.42.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.