Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ham Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 201st lowest 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 Ham Road (OX12 9EE) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ham Road (OX12 9EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leverton Gardens, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamfield (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ickleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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