Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 9DS
How much crime is recorded in OX16 9DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Easington
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,587 (2024)
OX16 9DSBanbury
How safe is OX16 9DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 9DS area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9DSNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Burglary2.09.1
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.14.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.