Crap Towns / Shrivenham and Watchfield / Crime

How much crime is there in Shrivenham and Watchfield?

The police recorded 48.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Shrivenham and Watchfield from September 2023 to August 2026, 36% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 46.5, down from 49.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	49.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	46.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.1	7.0
Public order	5.1	6.6
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Shoplifting	2.6	7.1
Vehicle crime	2.4	3.8
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Drugs	0.6	2.4
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Swindon	11.4 km	73.2
Wantage	15.2 km	65.3
Stratton St Margaret	7.4 km	64.4
Faringdon	6.6 km	63.0
Grove	15.0 km	52.6
Broad Blunsdon	10.2 km	51.2
Shrivenham and Watchfield	–	48.9
Royal Wootton Bassett	19.0 km	41.7
Carterton	17.3 km	40.2
Highworth	5.5 km	37.4
Wroughton	13.6 km	35.1
The typical town	–	76.2