Crap Towns / Wallingford / Crime

How much crime is there in Wallingford?

The police recorded 50.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wallingford from September 2023 to August 2026, 33% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 23.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 48.1, down from 52.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	52.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	51.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	48.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	23.7	34.1
Public order	6.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	4.9	7.0
Other theft	4.2	5.4
Shoplifting	3.6	7.1
Burglary	2.2	3.1
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Other crime	1.0	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Oxford	19.3 km	98.2
Henley-on-Thames	17.3 km	62.0
Abingdon-on-Thames	13.1 km	61.5
Didcot	8.0 km	57.7
Grove	20.3 km	52.6
Wallingford	–	50.8
Thame	19.4 km	45.4
Caversham	17.9 km	44.6
Sonning Common	13.9 km	31.9
Chinnor	18.9 km	31.1
Benson	3.0 km	30.7
The typical town	–	76.2