Total Crime Rate
493.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Angel Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 6th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Angel Walk (OX12 9RF) in the last 12 months was 493.6 per 1,000 residents and was 875.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 41.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 251.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Angel Walk (OX12 9RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ivies | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary'S | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Ivies | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Limborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Limborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Mary'S | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barwell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ivies | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ivies | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Ivies | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barwell | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ivies | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Ivies | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Lane | Under investigation |
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