Total Crime Rate

183.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.2 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 183.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodford Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 10th 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 Woodford Way (OX28 6GU) in the last 12 months was 183.8 per 1,000 residents and was 127.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 83.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodford Way (OX28 6GU), 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 Woodford Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Riverside Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mill —
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Data Sources

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