Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Springfield Oval area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 37th highest crime rate of 352 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 Springfield Oval (OX28 6EQ) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1392.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Oval (OX28 6EQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springfield Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stenter Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Point Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badger Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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