Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

James Walker Mews area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 7th 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 James Walker Mews (OX28 5DH) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.1% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 142.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Walker Mews (OX28 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Walker Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vale Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Windrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldmere Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldmere Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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