Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Meadow area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chinnor , and the 139th highest crime rate of 456 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 Rectory Meadow (OX39 4PH) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Chinnor average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Meadow (OX39 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wykeham Rise, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Siareys Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Sawmill Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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