Crime Rate in Woodcote & Rotherfield, ward

Woodcote & Rotherfield has the lowest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 489th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 41st lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodcote & Rotherfield in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% lower than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodcote & Rotherfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodcote & Rotherfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Prison. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.