Crime Rates at Market Square, Witney, OX28 6BB

Market Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (OX28 6BB) in the last 12 months was 732.2 per 1,000 residents and was 804.7% higher than the Witney Central average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 321.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (OX28 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.