Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 3BE
How much crime is recorded in OX17 3BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kings Sutton, Greatworth & Evenley
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,389 (2024)
OX17 3BEBanbury
How safe is OX17 3BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 3BE 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3BENational
Burglary14.49.1
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.24.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other theft0.64.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.32.4
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.