Banbury Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Thames Valley Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

Every neighbourhood in Thames Valley has a dedicated Neighbourhood Policing team. Neighbourhood Policing teams can be contacted via 101, the Thames Valley Police non-emergency number. Always call 999 in an emergency. Neighbourhood Policing teams… Are led by senior police officers and include police community support officers (PCSOs), often together with volunteer police officers, volunteers and partners. May serve one or several neighbourhoods. Work with local people and partners to identify, tackle and prevent local, low-level crime, anti-social behaviour, and any ongoing concerns. Provide you with a visible, accessible and accountable police service and aim to make your neighbourhood safer. Have been present in every Thames Valley neighbourhood since 1 April 2008. Focus all of their efforts on their dedicated neighbourhoods, building relationships with local people. Neighbourhood Policing… Needs you to tell us about the issues that concern you in your area. Has transformed policing at a local level, to meet the needs of local communities. Is known as ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ in Milton Keynes. From the start of 2010, Thames Valley Police extended its neighbourhood consultation by introducing a wider range of publicised opportunities to meet neighbourhood teams. We will provide open monthly meetings to allow the public to influence our priorities. These meetings will be branded as Have Your Say opportunities, and in many cases will be held in conjunction with partners. View Have Your Say summary and flowchart (PDF 40 Kb - opens new window) . Once local priorities have been identified, a broader ‘toolkit’ of problem-solving tactics is being made available to ensure crime and anti-social behaviour is tackled effectively. Across the Thames Valley area, there are many successful Neighbourhood Action Groups which will continue to deliver local problem solving, but the introduction of Have Your Say meetings will allow neighbourhood teams to identify more quickly those specific local priorities that need attention. Thames Valley Police views the introduction of Have Your Say meetings as a positive step in tackling issues that matter most to the public. I welcome your support and engagement in this endeavour. Read more about Have Your Say meetings .

Contact the team

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Thames Valley Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

274 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (240): ▲ 34 (14%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences122 · 45%
Anti-social behaviour36 · 13%
Shoplifting27 · 10%
Public order18 · 7%
Criminal damage and arson14 · 5%
Other theft13 · 5%
Burglary12 · 4%
Vehicle crime9 · 3%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

203 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Investigation complete; no suspect identified87 · 43%
Unable to prosecute suspect76 · 37%
Awaiting court outcome20 · 10%
Local resolution11 · 5%
Action to be taken by another organisation5 · 2%
Further investigation is not in the public interest3 · 1%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

Drugs - possession of and drug dealing - Banbury Town Centre and surrounding estates.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to actively respond to concerns raised by residents in relation to drug use and suspected drug dealing within the local area. Engagement with the community remains a key part of this work, and officers have been speaking regularly with residents and businesses to gather information and provide reassurance. Targeted, intelligence - led patrols have been conducted in identified areas of concern. As a result, a number of stop searches have been carried out in line with legislative powers and force policy. These searches have led to the seizure of both Class A and Class B controlled drugs, with offenders dealt with appropriately through the criminal justice process. The team continues to work closely with specialist departments and partner agencies to share information, disrupt drug-related criminality and identify individuals involved in the supply of drugs. Where appropriate, safeguarding considerations and referral pathways are also used to support vulnerable individuals encountered during this activity. Tackling drug-related harm remains a priority for the Neighbourhood Policing Team. This work is ongoing, and further updates will be provided in the coming months as patrol activity and enforcement continues.

Set: 2026-05-01

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) - to include E-scooters (Grimsbury / Town Centre) and ASB from street drinkers in the Town Centre

The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to address Anti - Social Behaviour (ASB) across the area, working closely with partner agencies including Housing Providers, Local Authorities and Youth Services to identify repeat locations and individuals of concern. Targeted high - visibility patrols have been carried out in identified hotspot areas, particularly during peak times when incidents are more likely to occur. These patrols are aimed at providing reassurance to residents, disrupting ASB, and gathering intelligence to support further action where required. Where appropriate, officers and PCSOs have taken proportionate enforcement action, made referrals to partner agencies, and utilised early intervention approaches to prevent escalation. Ongoing issues are monitored through regular tasking and partnership meetings to ensure a joined - up approach. Residents are encouraged to continue reporting incidents of ASB, as this information is essential in identifying trends, prioritising patrol activity and supporting longer - term problem - solving plans. This work remains ongoing, and further updates will be provided over the coming months.

Set: 2026-05-01

Speeding / Traffic Offences Speeding / traffic related offences will remain a priority for the area, as agreed at a Community Forum on the 5th March 2025.

Between January, February and March, Fixed and Mobile Safety Cameras recorded over 900 traffic offences. All offences have been processed by the Fixed Penalty Unit. The Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to work in partnership with Roads Policing colleagues on Operation Scalis, an initiative funded by the Motor Insurance Bureau. The operation primarily targets uninsured drivers, while also allowing officers to detect and deal with a wider range of road traffic offences. Our next joint day of action with Roads Policing is scheduled for November. In addition to these planned operations, your local Neighbourhood Policing Team continues to carry out routine patrols and will take action against traffic offences as they are identified. The most common issues currently being encountered include the illegal use of e - scooters and mobile phone use whilst driving. The team has also recently been equipped with a new speed camera, enabling us to carry out local speed enforcement activity on a weekly basis, where resources allow. It should be noted that enforcing speeding offences requires the use of specially calibrated equipment to ensure accuracy. In appropriate circumstances, poor driving behaviour may also be addressed under the offence of driving without due care and attention. Further updates will be provided following our next operation, including details of activity and outcomes.

Set: 2026-05-01