Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 9FW
How much crime is recorded in OX16 9FW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Easington
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,069 (2024)
OX16 9FWBanbury
How safe is OX16 9FW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 9FW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
47.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 9FWNational
Violence and sexual offences38.723.6
Drugs14.82.4
Public order10.84.6
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.