Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bakers Piece area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 16th 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 Bakers Piece (OX28 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 277.1% 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 36 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 ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakers Piece (OX28 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bakers Piece. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bakers Piece area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacobs Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hailey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bakers Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakers Piece Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakers Piece Under investigation
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Data Sources

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