Postcode · Witney
Crime in OX28 5EA
How much crime is recorded in OX28 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Witney Central
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,698 (2024)
OX28 5EAWitney
How safe is OX28 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX28 5EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
OX28 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary3.99.1
Shoplifting3.88.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.