Crime Rates at Roach Bank, Wantage, OX12 9ZD

Roach Bank area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 120th highest crime rate of 422 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 Roach Bank (OX12 9ZD) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 306.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roach Bank (OX12 9ZD), 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.