Total Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Davenport Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 143rd 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 Davenport Road (OX28 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Davenport Road (OX28 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Badger Mews. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Badger Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orkney Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Corn Bar | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Springfield Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leveret Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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