Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Witney Central , and the 78th 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 Mill Street (OX8 5DF) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Witney Central average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (OX8 5DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodford Mill —
Mar 2026Public order Gloucester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bakers Piece Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Mar 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Mar 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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