Crime Rate in Churchill, ward

Churchill has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Oxford district and the 2109th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 265th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Churchill in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Oxford district average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Churchill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 322 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Churchill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gipsy Lane. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.