Total Crime Rate

264.8 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 264.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ducklington Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 4th 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 Ducklington Lane (OX28 4JF) in the last 12 months was 264.8 per 1,000 residents and was 223.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 114.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 146.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ducklington Lane (OX28 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Beechgate. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ducklington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beechgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mallard Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ducklington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ducklington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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