Postcode · Witney
Crime in OX29 8BH
How much crime is recorded in OX29 8BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanborough & Cassington
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,090 (2024)
OX29 8BHWitney
How safe is OX29 8BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX29 8BH area, 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
15.1
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).
OX29 8BHNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Shoplifting5.28.4
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.84.6
Drugs2.62.4
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.