Total Crime Rate

52.2 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 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Hill area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 428 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 West Hill (OX12 9EF) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill (OX12 9EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Framlands Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Wantage & Grove Brook

Crime Over Time in West Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Butler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Butler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leverton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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