Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pearce Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 146th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pearce Drive (OX7 5HY) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Chipping Norton average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pearce Drive (OX7 5HY), 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 | Bicycle theft | Hill Lawn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstan Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill Lawn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunstan Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Stone Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunstan Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunstan Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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