Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 600.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 183.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.8 10/10
  • Public order 63.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Mill Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 4th 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 Mill Street (OX12 9AB) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1037.2% 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 Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 258.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 251.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Street (OX12 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Limborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4507 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4507 Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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