Total Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waine Rush View area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 70th highest crime rate of 354 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 Waine Rush View (OX28 4DB) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% lower than the Witney Central average (80.9 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waine Rush View (OX28 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Millers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Old Coachyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Riverside Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
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