What is the crime rate in west oxfordshire?

As of March 2026, west oxfordshire has an annual crime rate of 48.2 per 1,000 residents, based on 443 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does west oxfordshire rank nationally for crime?

west oxfordshire ranks #287 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in west oxfordshire?

The most common crime type in west oxfordshire is Violence & Sexual Offences with 178 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 40.2% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

west oxfordshire Crime Intelligence Report

west oxfordshire recorded 443 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 3.85 per 1,000 residents. This places west oxfordshire at #287 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 3.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 18.1% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

443

trending_down -3.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

48.2per 1k

Moderate

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Oxfordshire

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8	8
On or near Windrush Close Map	Shoplifting: 6 Bicycle theft: 1	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 6	6
On or near Ladburn Lane Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Bramble Bank Map	Violence and sexual offences: 4	4
On or near Monahan Way Map	Shoplifting: 3 Robbery: 1	3
On or near Westfield Road Map	Criminal damage and arson: 4	4
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4	4

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

443 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

178

40.2%

Anti-social Behaviour

12.9%

Public Order

9.7%

Criminal Damage & Arson

8.1%

Shoplifting

7.9%

Other Theft

6.5%

Burglary

5.4%

Vehicle Crime

2.5%

Drug Offences

2.3%

Other Crime

1.8%

Robbery

0.9%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Weapons Possession

0.5%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,604

Total Stops

9.4%

Arrest Rate

108

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,069

Offensive weapons

241

Stolen goods

197

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,138

Community resolution273

Arrest150

Not recorded12

Khat or Cannabis warning10

Penalty Notice for Disorder9

Summons / charged by post6

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male1,324

Female240

Other28

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

65.4%

White

16.5%

Asian

16.0%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Thames Valley Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

27 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Witney South	58	90.7
2	Witney Central	41	76.4
3	Chipping Norton	45	61.9
4	Alvescot and Filkins	5	54.2
5	Witney West	24	51.0

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Brize Norton and Shilton	12	1.4
shield	The Bartons	2	1.0
shield	Carterton North East	18	3.0
shield	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	16	3.3
shield	Stonesfield and Tackley	7	1.6

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -3.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -18.1%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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