Total Crime Rate
153.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Riders Way area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chinnor , and the 13th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Riders Way (OX39 4TT) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 303.1% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Riders Way (OX39 4TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duck Square (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chinnor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duck Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duck Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Duck Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duck Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duck Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duck Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillwerke | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rannal Drive | Under investigation |
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