Total Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chedworth Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 3rd 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 Chedworth Drive (OX28 5FS) in the last 12 months was 5.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chedworth Drive (OX28 5FS), the main crime hotspot is near Bourton Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Witney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wychwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldsworth Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windrush Valley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edington Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldsworth Court | Under investigation |
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