Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 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
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsh Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 354 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 Marsh Lane (OX28 1YE) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 146.8% higher than the Witney East average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Lane (OX28 1YE), the main crime hotspot is near The Old Coachyard. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marsh Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Coachyard —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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