Crime Rates at Church Street, Wantage, OX12 8BL

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 12th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (OX12 8BL) in the last 12 months was 255.3 per 1,000 residents and was 404.4% higher than the Wantage & Grove Brook average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (OX12 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.