Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Orchard area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chinnor , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Orchard (OX39 4DS) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Chinnor average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Orchard (OX39 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Duck Square. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Orchard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duck Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duck Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderdene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elderdene Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duck Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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