Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 0GP
How much crime is recorded in OX12 0GP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Grove
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,125 (2024)
OX12 0GPWantage
How safe is OX12 0GP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX12 0GP area, below 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 0GPNational
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Public order3.34.6
Drugs2.62.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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.