Total Crime Rate
116.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gordon Marshall Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 23rd 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 Gordon Marshall Close (OX29 7AT) in the last 12 months was 116.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gordon Marshall Close (OX29 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Mews. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townsend Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Batt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Batt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alice Batt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mott Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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