Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walterbush Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 174th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walterbush Road (OX7 5DP) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walterbush Road (OX7 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Stares Court. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walterbush Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hailey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stares Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hailey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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