Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Emmas Dyke area has the 26th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 103rd 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 Queen Emmas Dyke (OX28 4DU) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Emmas Dyke (OX28 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorland Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orkney Place (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Queen Emmas Dyke area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Orkney Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orkney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Orkney Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swingburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corndell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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