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Crime in West Oxfordshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,548crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+9%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Chadlingtonlowest rate4.1 per 1,000 a year
49.6middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Witney (-6%), Chipping Norton (-5%) and Carterton (28%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BurfordOX18 · 1,977 residents 83▲ 105%violence
2DucklingtonOX29 · 2,420 residents 79.3▲ 14%violence
3CharlburyOX7 · 2,675 residents 76.3▲ 42%violence
4Brize NortonOX18 · 2,406 residents 69.8▲ 11%violence
5CartertonOX18 · 18,087 residents 65.9▲ 28%violence
6Chipping NortonOX7 · 7,252 residents 65.6▼ 5%violence
7WitneyOX28 · 32,049 residents 58.9▼ 6%violence
8North LeighOX29 · 2,127 residents 52.7▼ 20%violence
9Long HanboroughOX29 · 3,501 residents 51.4▲ 32%violence
10EynshamOX29 · 6,456 residents 49.6▲ 23%violence
11WoodstockOX20 · 4,498 residents 46.2▲ 27%violence
12BamptonOX18 · 4,203 residents 42.8▲ 73%violence
13Milton-under-WychwoodOX7 · 2,247 residents 40.9▲ 53%violence
14Middle BartonOX7 · 1,971 residents 32.5▲ 60%violence
15FreelandOX29 · 3,139 residents 30.6▲ 14%violence
16Shipton-under-WychwoodOX7 · 2,175 residents 25.7▲ 27%theft
17StandlakeOX29 · 1,608 residents 19.9–violence
18StonesfieldOX29 · 2,967 residents 18.9▼ 22%anti-social behaviour
19LeafieldOX29 · 1,580 residents 12.7–violence
20ChadlingtonOX7 · 1,951 residents 4.1–burglary

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of West Oxfordshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Chadlington, Leafield, Stonesfield, Standlake and Shipton-under-Wychwood.

Which areas of West Oxfordshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Burford, Ducklington, Charlbury, Brize Norton and Carterton.

Is crime going up or down in West Oxfordshire?

Across West Oxfordshire, 1,548 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 9% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.