Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 1.5 1/10
  • Robbery 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burford Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 48th 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 Burford Road (OX7 5EF) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Road (OX7 5EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stares Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A361 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A361 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stares Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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