Crime Rates at Bakery Close, Chalgrove, Oxford, OX44 7QW

Bakery Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Benson & Crowmarsh , and the 104th lowest 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 Bakery Close (OX44 7QW) in the last 12 months was 20.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Benson & Crowmarsh average (40.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakery Close (OX44 7QW), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.