Crime Rates at High Street, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton, OX7 6DG

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ascott and Shipton , and the 121st highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (OX7 6DG) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Ascott and Shipton average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX7 6DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avenue Walks, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tothill (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.