Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 2RB
How much crime is recorded in OX17 2RB, 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
- 1,820 (2024)
OX17 2RBBanbury
How safe is OX17 2RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 2RB 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2RBNational
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary4.59.1
Shoplifting3.08.4
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.12.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.