Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.2 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 66.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Windrush Valley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 87th 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 Windrush Valley Road (OX28 5AF) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windrush Valley Road (OX28 5AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wychwood Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wenman Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Windrush Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychwood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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