Crime Rate in Cholsey, ward

Cholsey has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 1788th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 314th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Cholsey in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Cholsey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 178 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 210 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Cholsey ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Little Lane, with 57 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Chequers Place (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.