Banbury Town vs Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills

Banbury Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,199 crimes in the last 12 months. Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills has a safety score of 20/100 (High Crime) with 681 crimes. Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Banbury Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills shows +4.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Banbury Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,345 incidents). In Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills, it is Violent Crime (259 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Banbury Town recorded 306 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills recorded 112. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Banbury Town totalled 1,345 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 259 in Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Banbury Town recorded 3,411 crimes (now 3,199, a change of -6.2%). Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills recorded 654 crimes previously (now 681, +4.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Banbury Town has a resolution rate of 30.1% and Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills has 24.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Banbury Town falls within the Thames Valley Police boundary. Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills is covered by Thames Valley Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Banbury Town and Oxford Barton, Risinghurst and Sandhills. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.