Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wychwood Paddocks area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in North Leigh , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in West 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 Wychwood Paddocks (OX7 3RW) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% lower than the North Leigh average (42.4 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wychwood Paddocks (OX7 3RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dancers Hill, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kendal Piece (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Leigh| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hundley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dancers Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nine Acres Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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