Total Crime Rate

182.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West 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 High Street (OX7 5AD) in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 173.7% higher than the Chipping Norton average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX7 5AD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glovers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4026 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Lawn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hill Lawn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4026 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Horse Fair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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