Crime Rates at Haywards Close, Wantage, OX12 7AT

Haywards Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 90th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

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 Haywards Close (OX12 7AT) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Wantage & Grove Brook average (52.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywards Close (OX12 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Little Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ivies (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.