Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hamfield area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hamfield (OX12 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamfield (OX12 9EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lydsee Gate. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydsee Gate | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ickleton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Leverton Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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