Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 0GG
How much crime is recorded in OX12 0GG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston Bagpuize & East Hanney
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,215 (2024)
OX12 0GGWantage
How safe is OX12 0GG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX12 0GG 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
14.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 0GGNational
Burglary10.79.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.