Total Crime Rate
162.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winfield Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 352 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 Winfield Drive (OX29 7AU) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Witney Central average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 104.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winfield Drive (OX29 7AU), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Mews. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Witney Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rayson Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gregory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mary Box Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Horne Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Russell Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russell Mews | — |
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