Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highworth Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 40th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highworth Road (SN6 8BH) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 183.3% higher than the Ridgeway average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 186.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highworth Road (SN6 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Hicks Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hicks Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claridge Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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