Crime Rate in Watlington, ward

Watlington has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 1824th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 322nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Watlington in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Watlington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Watlington ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cuxham Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.