Total Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 72.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wessex Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 78th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Road (OX11 8BL) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Road (OX11 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wessex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blagrave Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Garth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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