Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 9QL
How much crime is recorded in OX16 9QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Easington
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,271 (2024)
OX16 9QLBanbury
How safe is OX16 9QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 9QL 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
21.5
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 9QLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.