Postcode sector · Witney
Crime in OX8 5
How much crime is recorded in OX8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 7,490 (2024)
OX8 5Postcode sector · Witney
How safe is OX8 5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX8 5, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
OX8 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.