Total Crime Rate
36.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wadards Meadow area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Witney East , and the 175th lowest 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 Wadards Meadow (OX28 3YH) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wadards Meadow (OX28 3YH), the main crime hotspot is near The Old Dairy. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Witney East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Judd'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxlease | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courts Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Courts Gardens | Under investigation |
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