Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Woodford Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 59th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodford Way (OX28 6GP) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Way (OX28 6GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Woodford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Riverside Gardens Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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