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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in OX16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

OX16 recorded 486 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.99 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 13.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring91.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment486 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 13.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

486
trending_up +5.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

91.01per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,596

Within OX16 district

Cherwell

60,860

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 28 Shoplifting: 24 Robbery: 3
28
Dover Avenue Map
total: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4
12
Police Station Map
total: 12 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Drugs: 3
12
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 9 Robbery: 1
10
Thornbury Rise Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
8
Wheatley Close Map
total: 7 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Walker Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Shoplifting: 2
6
De La Warr Drive Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Burglary: 1
6
Marshall Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Winchester Close Map
total: 6 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
486 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
201
41.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
72
14.8%
Shoplifting
63
13.0%
Public Order
45
9.3%
Other Theft
33
6.8%
Criminal Damage & Arson
22
4.5%
Burglary
16
3.3%
Drug Offences
10
2.1%
Robbery
7
1.4%
Other Crime
6
1.2%
Vehicle Crime
5
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.6%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%
Weapons Possession
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: OX16

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in OX16 (41.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.8%) and Shoplifting (13.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in OX16 has risen sharply — by 13.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for OX16 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +5.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +13.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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