Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Sherbourne Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 130th highest 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 Sherbourne Road (OX28 5FQ) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherbourne Road (OX28 5FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherbourne Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowshill Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sherbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mary Box Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rayson Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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