Postcode · Chipping Norton
Crime in OX7 5QQ
How much crime is recorded in OX7 5QQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chipping Norton
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,480 (2024)
How safe is OX7 5QQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX7 5QQ 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 5QQNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Shoplifting9.18.4
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Other theft3.84.5
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.