Total Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Bampton and Clanfield , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (OX18 2LZ) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Bampton and Clanfield average (41.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Close (OX18 2LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembroke Place, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bampton and Clanfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembroke Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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