Total Crime Rate
92.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dickenson Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dickenson Court (OX7 5BF) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Chipping Norton average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dickenson Court (OX7 5BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Lawn Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chipping Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glovers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Fox Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4026 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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