Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 0DF
How much crime is recorded in OX12 0DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grove
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,200 (2024)
OX12 0DFWantage
How safe is OX12 0DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX12 0DF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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).
OX12 0DFNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other theft0.94.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.