Total Crime Rate

223.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 223.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dark Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 5th 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 Dark Lane (OX28 6LX) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Lane (OX28 6LX), 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 Dark Lane area

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

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