Crime Rates at Elm Drive, Chinnor, OX39 4HH

Elm Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chinnor , and the 59th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South 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 Elm Drive (OX39 4HH) in the last 12 months was 79.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Drive (OX39 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moor Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.