Total Crime Rate

728.0 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 728.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.2 10/10
  • Public order 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wessex Industrial Estate area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 2nd 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 Wessex Industrial Estate (OX28 4BT) in the last 12 months was 728.0 per 1,000 residents and was 788.6% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 305.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Industrial Estate (OX28 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Avenue Four. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wessex Industrial Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Three —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avenue Three —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avenue Four Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Three Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Avenue Four Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avenue Four Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farm Mill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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