Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 2LT
How much crime is recorded in OX17 2LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Middleton Cheney & Chipping Warden
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,307 (2024)
OX17 2LTBanbury
How safe is OX17 2LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 2LT 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
9.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
OX17 2LTNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.04.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 62% 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.