Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dean Butler Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 147th highest 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 Dean Butler Close (OX12 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Butler Close (OX12 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stockham Park, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pike Reach (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dean Butler Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Perch Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leverton Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pike Reach —
Apr 2026Public order Pike Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pike Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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