Postcode sector · Witney

Crime in OX29 5

How much crime is recorded in OX29 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: West Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Population: 5,002 (2024)

OX29 5Postcode sector · Witney

Crime

How safe is OX29 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX29 5, less than half 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

15.2

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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).

OX29 5National

Violence and sexual offences12.923.6

Burglary4.59.1

Anti-social behaviour2.710.7

Other theft2.34.5

Criminal damage and arson2.14.7

Public order2.04.6

Other crime1.11.5

Vehicle crime1.03.5

Shoplifting0.88.4

Drugs0.62.4

Possession of weapons0.20.9

Theft from the person0.12.1

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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