Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Head Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 354 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 Kings Head Court (OX7 5LP) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Head Court (OX7 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chipping Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Penhurst Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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