Crime Rate in Wheatley, ward

Wheatley has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 2447th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 458th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wheatley in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wheatley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wheatley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.