Total Crime Rate

826.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 826.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 273.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.6 10/10
  • Public order 68.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 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

The Crofts area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 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 The Crofts (OX28 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 826.2 per 1,000 residents and was 908.4% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crofts (OX28 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Rectory Mews, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Corndell Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crofts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corndell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Crofts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Applegarth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corndell Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swingburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swingburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Butchers Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Applegarth Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Welch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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