Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapmans Piece area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Alvescot and Filkins , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 352 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 Chapmans Piece (OX18 4DN) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Alvescot and Filkins average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapmans Piece (OX18 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lawrence Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alvescot and Filkins| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgage Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | High Street | Under investigation |
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