Crime Rate in Blewbury & Harwell, ward

Blewbury & Harwell has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 3482nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 496th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Blewbury & Harwell in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% higher than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Blewbury & Harwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 303 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Blewbury & Harwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.