Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walter Bigg Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 219th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walter Bigg Way (OX10 8FA) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower than the Cholsey average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Bigg Way (OX10 8FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Piece (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walter Bigg Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beeching Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kinecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Georges Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walter Bigg Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Public order Coopers Piece Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeching Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beeching Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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