Postcode · Chipping Norton
Crime in OX7 3LQ
How much crime is recorded in OX7 3LQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chadlington & Wychwoods
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
OX7 3LQChipping Norton
How safe is OX7 3LQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX7 3LQ area, 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3LQNational
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.64.6
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.