Crime in Charlbury
Recorded crime in Charlbury is 0.8 times the West Oxfordshire average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 23%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Charlbury: about 2,954 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 9/10Very low crime
- Living
- 6.1/10Fair
- 5-year change
- −23%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the West Oxfordshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Charlbury.
Crime over 5 years
Down 23% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Charlbury, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the West Oxfordshire average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 65% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 65% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 6.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in West Oxfordshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole West Oxfordshire council area, not only Charlbury. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 67 | 0.55 | Down 9% |
| Cars broken into | 182 | 1.5 | Down 32% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 268 | 2.2 | About the same |
| Burglary of homes | 158 | 1.3 | Up 26% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in OX7
In OX7, the postcode district at the centre of Charlbury, 3% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 459 | 2% | 9% | 66% | 8% | 14% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 140 | 1% | 0% | 8% | 89% | 2% |
| Other theft | 120 | 1% | 3% | 26% | 65% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 85 | 2% | 4% | 26% | 61% | 7% |
| Burglary | 79 | 6% | 1% | 13% | 76% | 4% |
| Public order | 65 | 0% | 3% | 63% | 31% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 59 | 12% | 5% | 5% | 68% | 10% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 9% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
West Oxfordshire, 2023 to 2025: 124 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 41 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 12 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 33% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.5 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14.0 |
| Drugs | 0.6 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.1 |
| Other crime | 0.6 |
| Other theft | 2.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 3.4 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 4.5 |
| Public order | 2.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 0.5 |
Postcode districts in Charlbury
Nearby towns
Council: West Oxfordshire
Questions about crime in Charlbury
- Is Charlbury a safe place to live?
- Charlbury scores 9 out of 10 for safety (very low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the West Oxfordshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Charlbury?
- Down 23% over 5 years, from 129 recorded crimes a year to 99.
- What is the most common crime in Charlbury?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 14 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Charlbury compare with West Oxfordshire?
- Crime severity in Charlbury is 0.8 times the West Oxfordshire average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Charlbury?
- In OX7, the postcode district at the centre of Charlbury, 3% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 40% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Charlbury?
- Of 79 burglaries reported in OX7, the postcode district at the centre of Charlbury between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 76% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Charlbury?
- In West Oxfordshire, the council area Charlbury is in, the police recorded 67 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 9% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Charlbury?
- 268 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in West Oxfordshire, the council area Charlbury is in, 2.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Charlbury last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in West Oxfordshire, the council area Charlbury is in, against 0 the year before.