Total Crime Rate
189.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
134.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ashcombe Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 7th 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 Ashcombe Close (OX28 6NL) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 133.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ashcombe Close (OX28 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moorland Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swan Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swingburn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highworth Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Corndell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dark Lane | Under investigation |
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