Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 126.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burford Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 20th 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 Burford Road (OX29 0RD) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

Crime Over Time in Burford Road area

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Data Sources

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