Postcode · Chipping Norton
Crime in OX7 3BW
How much crime is recorded in OX7 3BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charlbury & North Leigh
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,154 (2024)
How safe is OX7 3BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX7 3BW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
OX7 3BWNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft5.54.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.