Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Woodford Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 96th 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 Woodford Way (OX28 6GE) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Way (OX28 6GE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Puck Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stenter Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacobs Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carpenters Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Welch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hyde Meadow View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marriott'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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