Postcode sector · Witney
Crime in OX8 7
How much crime is recorded in OX8 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 9,807 (2024)
OX8 7Postcode sector · Witney
How safe is OX8 7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX8 7, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Shoplifting11.98.4
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Burglary5.39.1
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery1.31.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.