Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northfield Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 85th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Square (OX28 1DW) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Witney East average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Square (OX28 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramble Bank Under investigation

Data Sources

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