Crime Rate in Ridgeway, ward

Ridgeway has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 1733rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 297th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ridgeway in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ridgeway’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ridgeway ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Woodhill Lane, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Shopping Area (6 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.