Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Astrop Road area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Middleton Cheney , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,265 local areas in West Northamptonshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Astrop Road (OX17 3PP) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower than the Middleton Cheney average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Astrop Road (OX17 3PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherwell Banks, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dobbins Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Middleton Cheney| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherwell Banks | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dobbins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richmond Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newlands | — |
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