Crime Rates at Church Lane, Witney, OX28 3LB

Church Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 56th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Lane (OX28 3LB) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Witney East average (37.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (OX28 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Old Dairy, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park View Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.