Banbury Hardwick
Middle areaNorth west Cherwell. 9,315 people in 2.1 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Banbury Hardwick, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Banbury Hardwick
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banbury Hardwick at a rate of 47.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 221 |
| Other crime | 72 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Banbury Hardwick compares
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Is Banbury Hardwick safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Banbury Hardwick at a rate of 47.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across Cherwell.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Banbury Hardwick.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), other crime (72) and anti-social behaviour (46).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cherwell
These figures are published for the whole of Cherwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cherwell and not Banbury Hardwick alone. See Cherwell
Banbury Hardwick in brief
The median price paid for a home in Banbury Hardwick was £285,000 in 2025.
Banbury Hardwick had 8,840 usual residents at the census.
In Banbury Hardwick, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Banbury Hardwick, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.