Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in OX17 2SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverstone, Syresham & Helmdon
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
OX17 2SQBanbury
How safe is OX17 2SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 2SQ 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2SQNational
Burglary11.09.1
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.72.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.