Postcode · Witney
Crime in OX28 5NL
How much crime is recorded in OX28 5NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Witney Central
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
OX28 5NLWitney
How safe is OX28 5NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX28 5NL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 5NLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Shoplifting9.98.4
Other theft7.04.5
Public order5.04.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 60% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.