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Crime in OX11 6LG
How much crime is recorded in OX11 6LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,827 (2024)
How safe is OX11 6LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX11 6LG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX11 6LGNational
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Shoplifting6.28.4
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.