Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elderdene area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chinnor , and the 41st 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 Elderdene (OX39 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Chinnor average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elderdene (OX39 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Benton Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chinnor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderdene | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderdene | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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