Crime Rate in Burford, ward

Burford has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 3754th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 544th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burford in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% higher than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shilton Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.