Total Crime Rate
189.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wesley 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.
View Crime In Witney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jacobs Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Green | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Langdale Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Market Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marlborough Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Windrush Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Bridge Street | — |
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