Postcode district · Chinnor
Crime in OX39
How much crime is recorded in OX39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 14,895 (2024)
OX39Postcode district · Chinnor
How safe is OX39
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX39, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX39National
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Burglary2.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.