Total Crime Rate

189.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wesley Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 352 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Walk (OX28 6ZJ) in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 131.7% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Walk (OX28 6ZJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wesley Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jacobs Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Green
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langdale Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Market Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Marlborough Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Windrush Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Bridge Street

Data Sources

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