Crime Rate in Marcham, ward

Marcham has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 1038th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 151st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marcham in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marcham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marcham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Hyde Copse, with 9 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sycamore Close (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.