Total Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Charlton Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 181st 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 Charlton Road (OX12 8FE) in the last 12 months was 42.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlton Road (OX12 8FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mary Shunn Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charlton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Springfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Park Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkdown Under investigation
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Data Sources

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