Total Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Farmington Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Farmington Drive (OX28 5GH) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Farmington Drive (OX28 5GH), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fettiplace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rissington Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fettiplace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fettiplace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fettiplace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fettiplace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenman Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fettiplace Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wychwood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wychwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elm Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourton Close | — |
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