Postcode sector · Witney
Crime in OX8 6
How much crime is recorded in OX8 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 9,696 (2024)
How safe is OX8 6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX8 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order5.54.6
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.