Total Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 31.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Moorland Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 143rd 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 Moorland Close (OX28 6LN) in the last 12 months was 31.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Witney Central average (81.9 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Close (OX28 6LN), the main crime hotspot is near Badger Mews. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Leveret Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corn Bar —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swingburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swingburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orkney Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badger Mews —
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Data Sources

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