Crime Rate in Witney East, ward

Witney East has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 1841st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 325th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witney East in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witney East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 187 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witney East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.