Total Crime Rate

84.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Howes Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Chipping Norton , and the 50th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howes Lane (OX7 5SP) in the last 12 months was 84.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howes Lane (OX7 5SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stares Court, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A361 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A361 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stares Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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