Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chetwynd Mead area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bampton and Clanfield , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
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 Chetwynd Mead (OX18 2BL) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Bampton and Clanfield average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chetwynd Mead (OX18 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Owen Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Buckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mercury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pollard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Place | Under investigation |
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