Postcode · Wantage
Crime in OX12 8RA
How much crime is recorded in OX12 8RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
OX12 8RAWantage
How safe is OX12 8RA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX12 8RA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 8RANational
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other theft0.74.5
Burglary0.69.1
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.