What is the crime rate in vale of white horse?

As of March 2026, vale of white horse has an annual crime rate of 53.83 per 1,000 residents, based on 628 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does vale of white horse rank nationally for crime?

vale of white horse ranks #245 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in vale of white horse?

The most common crime type in vale of white horse is Violence & Sexual Offences with 261 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 41.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

vale of white horse Crime Intelligence Report

vale of white horse recorded 628 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.52 per 1,000 residents. This places vale of white horse at #245 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 12.5% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.3% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

628

trending_up +12.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

53.83per 1k

Moderate

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#38of 330

Top 12% Safest UK

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Other theft: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Stratton Way Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Shoplifting: 3	6
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Regal Close Map	Shoplifting: 5 Robbery: 1 Bicycle theft: 1	5
On or near The Square Map	Public order: 5 Possession of weapons: 1	5
On or near Thornley Close Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near High Street Map	Public order: 6	6
On or near Hill View Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6	6
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near St Mary'S Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

628 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

261

41.6%

Anti-social Behaviour

12.7%

Public Order

11.5%

Other Theft

7.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

7.2%

Shoplifting

5.7%

Burglary

3.5%

Vehicle Crime

2.9%

Other Crime

2.5%

Drug Offences

2.1%

Bicycle Theft

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

Theft from Person

0.6%

Robbery

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,604

Total Stops

9.4%

Arrest Rate

108

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,069

Offensive weapons

241

Stolen goods

197

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Fireworks

Psychoactive substances

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,138

Community resolution273

Arrest150

Not recorded12

Khat or Cannabis warning10

Penalty Notice for Disorder9

Summons / charged by post6

Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male1,324

Female240

Other28

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

65.4%

White

16.5%

Asian

16.0%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Thames Valley Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

24 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Abingdon Abbey Northcourt	77	99.2
2	Wantage Charlton	48	79.1
3	Faringdon	48	73.2
4	Abingdon Fitzharris	59	70.3
5	Grove North	43	69.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Thames	10	1.7
shield	Sutton Courtenay	9	1.1
shield	Abingdon Dunmore	10	1.3
shield	Abingdon Peachcroft	6	0.9
shield	Kingston Bagpuize	13	2.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +12.5%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.3%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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