Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX16 9UG
How much crime is recorded in OX16 9UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Banbury Calthorpe
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,339 (2024)
OX16 9UGBanbury
How safe is OX16 9UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX16 9UG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 9UGNational
Violence and sexual offences6.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Burglary0.59.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.