Crime Rate in Witney South, ward

Witney South has the highest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 682nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 78th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witney South in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 181.3% higher than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witney South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 329 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 421 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witney South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 190 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Market Square (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.