Chipping Norton
Middle areaThe north of the West Oxfordshire. 7,469 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Chipping Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chipping Norton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chipping Norton at a rate of 62.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 48.8 per 1,000 people across West Oxfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 246 |
| Other crime | 88 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chipping Norton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Chipping Norton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chipping Norton at a rate of 62.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 48.8 per 1,000 people across West Oxfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chipping Norton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (246), other crime (88) and anti-social behaviour (42).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Oxfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Oxfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Oxfordshire and not Chipping Norton alone. See West Oxfordshire
Chipping Norton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chipping Norton was £377,000 in 2025.
Chipping Norton had 7,250 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Chipping Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chipping Norton, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.