Crime Rate in Woodstock and Bladon, ward

Woodstock and Bladon has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire district and the 1297th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 207th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Woodstock and Bladon in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% lower than the West Oxfordshire district average (52.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Woodstock and Bladon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Woodstock and Bladon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hedge End. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.