Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Welch Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welch Way (OX28 6FW) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 92.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welch Way (OX28 6FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 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.

Crime Over Time in Welch Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Coachyard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Riverside Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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