Crime Rate in Ascott and Shipton, ward

Ascott and Shipton has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 1752nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 302nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ascott and Shipton in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ascott and Shipton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ascott and Shipton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shipton Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.