Crime Rate in Chinnor, ward

Chinnor has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 1265th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 202nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chinnor in the last 12 months was 36.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chinnor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 156 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chinnor ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Moor Close (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.