Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

William Bliss Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 115th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around William Bliss Avenue (OX7 5LT) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Bliss Avenue (OX7 5LT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in William Bliss Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunstan Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Dunstan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunstan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marshall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hill Lawn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Stone Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hill Lawn Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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