Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Hill area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 113th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Hill (OX28 5EA) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Witney Central average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Hill (OX28 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windrush Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fettiplace Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tower Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fettiplace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wilkinson Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fettiplace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fettiplace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fettiplace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wenman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancut Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancut Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Squirrel Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fettiplace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fettiplace Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Windrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kestrel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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