Total Crime Rate

243.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 193.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodgate Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Grove North , and the 12th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Woodgate Close (OX12 0NG) in the last 12 months was 243.4 per 1,000 residents and was 306.6% higher than the Grove North average (59.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodgate Close (OX12 0NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near De Vitre Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodgate Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Vitre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Kestrels Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newlands Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson De Vitre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft De Vitre Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Vitre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edington Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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