Crap Towns / Wantage / Crime

How much crime is there in Wantage?

The police recorded 65.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wantage from September 2023 to August 2026, 14% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 32.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 59.1, down from 66.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	66.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	70.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	59.1	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	32.3	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.0	7.0
Public order	6.8	6.6
Shoplifting	5.3	7.1
Other theft	4.6	5.4
Drugs	2.2	2.4
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Burglary	1.9	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Robbery	0.4	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Wantage	–	65.3
Faringdon	13.1 km	63.0
Abingdon-on-Thames	14.2 km	61.5
Hungerford	20.7 km	59.3
Didcot	12.5 km	57.7
Grove	1.8 km	52.6
Wallingford	20.3 km	50.8
Shrivenham and Watchfield	15.2 km	48.9
Carterton	21.5 km	40.2
Eynsham	21.5 km	39.2
Highworth	20.3 km	37.4
The typical town	–	76.2