Crime Rate in Watchfield & Shrivenham, ward

Watchfield & Shrivenham has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 2434th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 455th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Watchfield & Shrivenham in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Watchfield & Shrivenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 236 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Watchfield & Shrivenham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hicks Close (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.