Total Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cotswold Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cotswold Crescent (OX7 5DS) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Chipping Norton average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotswold Crescent (OX7 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chipping Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cotswold Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stares Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stares Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stares Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stares Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stopford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A361 | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Green | Under investigation |
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