Total Crime Rate
795.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
359.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langdale Gate area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 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 Langdale Gate (OX28 6FL) in the last 12 months was 795.0 per 1,000 residents and was 882.3% higher than the Witney Central average (80.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -29.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 359.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langdale Gate (OX28 6FL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Witan Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Market Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Lane | Under investigation |
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