Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Priory Mill Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Mill Lane (OX28 1GJ) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 117.4% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Mill Lane (OX28 1GJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Old Coachyard. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Public order Windrush Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Old Coachyard Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Old Coachyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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