Crime Rates at Charlton Village Road, Charlton, Wantage, OX12 7HW

Charlton Village Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 25th 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 Charlton Village Road (OX12 7HW) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 269.4% 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -1.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Village Road (OX12 7HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Chestnuts, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlton Village Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.