Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 8AN
How much crime is recorded in OX12 8AN, 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
- 1,216 (2024)
OX12 8ANWantage
How safe is OX12 8AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX12 8AN area, 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
22.1
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 8ANNational
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft6.24.5
Public order6.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.