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Crime in OX12 7

How much crime is recorded in OX12 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Vale of White Horse
Region
South East
Population
19,486 (2024)
Crime

How safe is OX12 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX12 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Burglary6.79.1
Public order4.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.84.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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