Crap Towns / Banbury / Crime

How much crime is there in Banbury?

The police recorded 95.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Banbury from September 2023 to August 2026, 25% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 45.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 92.6, down from 98.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	98.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	95.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	92.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	45.1	34.1
Shoplifting	10.6	7.1
Public order	9.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	8.2	7.0
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.2	3.8
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Burglary	2.8	3.1
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Theft from the person	1.0	0.4
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Banbury	–	95.4
Bicester	22.1 km	78.4
Daventry	25.2 km	67.5
Chipping Norton	19.9 km	59.5
Buckingham	25.3 km	56.8
Moreton-in-Marsh	25.4 km	54.5
Shipston-on-Stour	19.8 km	47.3
Towcester	25.2 km	45.9
Southam	21.4 km	45.0
Wellesbourne	23.3 km	41.4
Brackley	13.5 km	33.2
The typical town	–	76.2