Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Witney Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ducklington , and the 22nd 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 Witney Road (OX8 7TS) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 144.3% higher than the Ducklington average (48.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witney Road (OX8 7TS), the main crime hotspot is near Dale Walk. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Starnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dale Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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