Postcode · Banbury
Crime in OX17 3RX
How much crime is recorded in OX17 3RX, 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
- 2,185 (2024)
OX17 3RXBanbury
How safe is OX17 3RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX17 3RX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 3RXNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Burglary3.79.1
Shoplifting3.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.