Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mountfield Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 352 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 Mountfield Road (OX28 5LX) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountfield Road (OX28 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mountfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burwell Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mirfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farmhouse Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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