Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 104.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watlington Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Benson & Crowmarsh , and the 31st highest crime rate of 452 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 Watlington Road (OX10 6NZ) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 151.5% higher than the Benson & Crowmarsh average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watlington Road (OX10 6NZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Meer. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Watlington Road area

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Data Sources

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