Total Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hill Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 87th 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 Hill Close (OX7 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hill Close (OX7 5JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Stares Court. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hill Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stares Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stares Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stares Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stares Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hailey Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Stone Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hailey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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