Total Crime Rate

382.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 382.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Public order 46.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wood Street area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 4th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (OX10 0BD) in the last 12 months was 382.2 per 1,000 residents and was 816.1% higher than the Cholsey average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (OX10 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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