Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 42.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Finsbury Place 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 Finsbury Place (OX7 5LS) 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 Finsbury Place (OX7 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finsbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glovers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Penhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B4026 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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