Total Crime Rate
56.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Liddiard Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 129th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Liddiard Close (OX12 9HS) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Liddiard Close (OX12 9HS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Wantage & Grove Brook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limborough Road | Under investigation |
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