Crime Rates at High Street, Witney, OX28 6HW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the highest crime rate of 352 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 High Street (OX28 6HW) in the last 12 months was 826.2 per 1,000 residents and was 908.4% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 96 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (OX28 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.