Total Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Back Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chinnor , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South 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 Back Street (OX9 7AN) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Chinnor average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Back Street (OX9 7AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marsh End, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Rise (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackthorn Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marsh End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh End | Under investigation |
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