Total Crime Rate
304.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
130.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingfisher Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 354 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 Kingfisher Drive (OX28 4EE) in the last 12 months was 304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 276.1% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 130.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingfisher Drive (OX28 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Beechgate. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carriage Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carriage Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue One | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Henry Box Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingfisher Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buttercross Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ducklington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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