Total Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Idbury Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Idbury Close (OX28 5FE) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Idbury Close (OX28 5FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherbourne Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barrington Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Witney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldsworth Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Meadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Donnington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coral Springs Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coral Springs Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldsworth Court | Under investigation |
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