Crime Rate in Witney North, ward

Witney North has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 2483rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 465th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witney North in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witney North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witney North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bakers Piece. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.