Total Crime Rate

185.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 185.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Spring Meadow area has the 6th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 8th 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 Spring Meadow (OX28 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 185.6 per 1,000 residents and was 129.3% higher than the Witney Central average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spring Meadow (OX28 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gregory Place. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Spring Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Meadow —
Apr 2026Burglary Westcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gregory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Idbury Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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