Rural Isolation

To access many services an individuals may need to make a 30 mile round trip which costs £7.90, preventing them from accessing the support they need.

Poverty

We serve the most deprived neighbourhood in the whole of West Oxfordshire.*

*Government Report
Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Lack of Opportunity

Opportunities for children and young people rank in the bottom 10% nationally and employment prospects for school leavers are in the lowest 5%.*

*Government Report

Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Domestic Abuse

Violent and sexual crimes in Chipping Norton have increased by 51%. From 282 cases in 2019 to 428 reported incidences in 2023.

*Government Report

Thames Valley Police reports

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Referrals for self-harming amongst 15-19 year olds have increased by 80% over the last five years.*

*Oxford Health 2018

Debt

Income deprivation affecting children is in the highest 20% in the country and the worst in West Oxfordshire.*

*Government Report
Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Loneliness

500,000 elderly people go 5-6 days a week without seeing anyone. 3.9 million people of all ages describe themselves as “lonely”.*

*Age UK, 2019

Without a Home

During COVID-19 we found nine families without cookers - each week we meet families living without the basic necessities.