Total Crime Rate

35.6 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 35.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thorney Leys area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorney Leys (OX28 5NS) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorney Leys (OX28 5NS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Thorney Leys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Donnington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldsworth Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guild Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorney Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coral Springs Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coral Springs Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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