Crime Rate in Sandford & the Wittenhams, ward

Sandford & the Wittenhams has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 2335th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 435th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Sandford & the Wittenhams in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Sandford & the Wittenhams’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Sandford & the Wittenhams ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 28 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Abingdon Road (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.