Crime Rates at Newbury Street, Wantage, OX12 8DA

Newbury Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 66th 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 Newbury Street (OX12 8DA) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbury Street (OX12 8DA), 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.