Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Witney Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Eynsham and Cassington , and the 69th highest crime rate of 354 local areas in West Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Witney Road (OX29 4PH) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% higher than the Eynsham and Cassington average (46.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witney Road (OX29 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near Merton Court. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Witney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Clover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre End Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clover Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Merton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merton Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstaff Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saywell Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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