Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 2QE
How much crime is recorded in OX17 2QE, 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
- 1,136 (2024)
OX17 2QEBanbury
How safe is OX17 2QE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 2QE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.9
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).
OX17 2QENational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.24.6
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft0.94.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.