Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Denchworth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 122nd 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 Denchworth Road (OX12 9AU) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denchworth Road (OX12 9AU), the main crime hotspot is near The Wharf. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denchworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasbrough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasbrough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasbrough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wasbrough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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