Crime Rates at Heritage Lane, Ascott Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6AD

Heritage Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ascott and Shipton , and the 44th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heritage Lane (OX7 6AD) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% higher than the Ascott and Shipton average (43.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heritage Lane (OX7 6AD), the main crime hotspot is near Shipton Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.