Crime Rate in Witney West, ward

Witney West has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 2868th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 554th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Witney West in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Witney West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 196 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Witney West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Russell Mews. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.