Postcode district · Witney
Crime in OX28
How much crime is recorded in OX28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 35,790 (2024)
OX28Postcode district · Witney
How safe is OX28
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX28, 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
19.2
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).
OX28National
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.