Postcode · Witney
Crime in OX28 5YT
How much crime is recorded in OX28 5YT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Witney West
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,115 (2024)
OX28 5YTWitney
How safe is OX28 5YT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX28 5YT 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5YTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.21.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.