Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wayland Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Wayland Road (OX12 0BQ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Grove North average (63.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayland Road (OX12 0BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millbrook Square, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Firs (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wayland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hawksworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Millbrook Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brunel Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steptoe Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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