Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fawley Close area has the lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fawley Close (OX12 9EZ) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fawley Close (OX12 9EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Wharf, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Wantage & Grove Brook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mably Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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