Shrivenham and Watchfield Crime Rate June 2025 | Monthly Statistics

Violence and sexual offences dominate the crime profile in Shrivenham and Watchfield, accounting for 55.2% of all reported crimes in June 2025. With a crime rate of 4.6 per 1,000 residents, the area remains 43.2% below the UK average of 8.1 per 1,000, highlighting its relative safety compared to the national picture. The dominance of violent crime contrasts with the UK’s broader trend, where property crimes often lead. This pattern may reflect the area’s character as a semi-rural built-up zone with a mix of residential and commercial spaces, where interpersonal conflicts and public order issues are more prevalent than theft or burglary. Seasonal factors likely play a role: June marks the start of summer, a time when outdoor social interactions increase, potentially contributing to higher incidents of violence and anti-social behaviour. However, the area’s overall crime rate remains low, suggesting that local community engagement, policing strategies, and the absence of high-density urban features may temper crime levels. The breakdown also shows anti-social behaviour and public order offences accounting for 27.6% of all crimes, with both categories significantly below UK averages. This could indicate effective local initiatives in managing community disputes and maintaining public spaces. The relatively low rates of burglary (3.5%) and criminal damage (10.3%) further support the idea that Shrivenham and Watchfield’s crime profile is shaped more by social dynamics than by economic or property-related factors.

June saw a 15.8% decrease in violence and sexual offences, falling from 19 to 16 incidents. This drop contrasts with a 100% rise in public order offences, which increased from 2 to 4. Robbery also doubled, rising from 0 to 1 case. These shifts highlight a mixed picture: while violent crime decreased, public order issues intensified. The area’s rate for violence and sexual offences (2.5 per 1,000) is 13% below the UK average of 2.9 per 1,000, but robbery rates are 82% above the UK average of 0.1 per 1,000. This disparity underscores the need for targeted interventions in public spaces. Anti-social behaviour, which rose by 33.3% to 4 incidents, remains 58% below the UK average of 1.4 per 1,000, indicating local efforts to manage community disorder may be effective but not fully eliminating the issue.

The crime rate in Shrivenham and Watchfield dropped by 14.7% from 5.4 per 1,000 in May to 4.6 per 1,000 in June, reflecting a consistent trend of declining incidents over recent months. On a daily basis, the area saw roughly one crime reported per day in June, a figure that translates to one crime occurring for every 219 residents over the course of the month. This monthly exposure rate, while low, provides context for local residents assessing risk. When viewed against the UK average of 8.1 per 1,000, the area’s rate remains significantly lower, with 43.2% fewer crimes per 1,000 people. The population context further underscores the area’s relative safety: with 6,347 residents, the 29 total crimes reported in June equate to a manageable scale of incidents for a community of this size. This suggests that local policing efforts, combined with the area’s character as a semi-rural built-up zone, may contribute to sustained low crime levels.