Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 7GS
How much crime is recorded in OX12 7GS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wantage Town
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,644 (2024)
OX12 7GSWantage
How safe is OX12 7GS
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 7GS 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
31
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 7GSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary8.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 84% 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.