How does Vale of White Horse's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?

Vale of White Horse ranks 287 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 83.5 per 1,000 is 44% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.

What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Vale of White Horse?

Vale of White Horse scores 98/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.

What is the violence against the person rate in Vale of White Horse?

Police recorded 33.8 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Vale of White Horse in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.

What is the theft offence rate in Vale of White Horse?

There were 21.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Vale of White Horse in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.

Which police force covers Vale of White Horse?

Vale of White Horse falls within the Thames Valley police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Thames Valley at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.

Where does this Vale of White Horse crime data come from?

These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded crime rate in Vale of White Horse

Thames Valley · Community Safety Partnership · financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)

What is the recorded crime rate in Vale of White Horse and how does it compare with other areas?

Vale of White Horse (Thames Valley) recorded 83.5 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) — 44% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000, ranking 287 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships. Gera Local Crime Index: 98/100. Source: Home Office CSP open data, published 23 April 2026.

Proprietary metric:Gera Local Crime Index·As of financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) · updated annually (last: 23 April 2026)

98/ 100

Gera Local Crime Index — Vale of White Horse

Rank 287 of 310 Community Safety Partnerships · 83.5 offences / 1,000 residents

44% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 / 1,000

These are neutral official statistics. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and the area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending. They do not measure how “dangerous” a place is and imply nothing about its residents.

Recorded crime / 1,000: 83.5
Total recorded offences: 12,179
vs CSP average: -44%
Gera Local Crime Index: 98 /100
National rank: #287 of 310
Population (ONS 2023): 146k

Offence breakdown — Vale of White Horse

Rate per 1,000 residents, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025).

Recorded crime offence breakdown for Vale of White Horse, financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025)
Offence group	Rate / 1,000
Violence against the person	33.8
Theft offences	21.4
Criminal damage and arson	8.5
Public order offences	8.8
Drug offences	4.1
Robbery	0.6

Note: fraud is recorded centrally (not by area) and is excluded from all figures. Sexual offences and miscellaneous crimes against society are included in the total but not shown individually to preserve data sensitivity.

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Showing top 16 areas · Total crime rate per 1,000 residents · financial year 2024/25 (Apr 2024–Mar 2025) · Home Office CSP open data, OGL v3.0

Area (CSP)	Police force	Total / 1,000	Rank
Oxford	Thames Valley	179.2	56
Reading	Thames Valley	171.9	70
Milton Keynes	Thames Valley	157.8	99
Slough	Thames Valley	156.4	102
Cherwell	Thames Valley	116.2	192
South Bucks	Thames Valley	113.2	198
Wycombe	Thames Valley	111.4	205
Windsor and Maidenhead	Thames Valley	105.3	227
Aylesbury Vale	Thames Valley	102.0	232
West Berkshire	Thames Valley	100.4	238
Bracknell Forest	Thames Valley	97.4	252
Vale of White Horse(this page)	Thames Valley	83.5	287
West Oxfordshire	Thames Valley	75.7	297
South Oxfordshire	Thames Valley	72.9	301
Chiltern	Thames Valley	71.8	303
Wokingham	Thames Valley	71.6	304

Rates are per 1,000 resident population. These are neutral official statistics — recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population, not how safe a place is.

Vale of White Horse crime — frequently asked questions

What is the recorded crime rate in Vale of White Horse?: Vale of White Horse recorded 83.5 offences per 1,000 residents in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (12,179 recorded offences across a population of 145,795), according to official Home Office police-recorded-crime statistics at Community Safety Partnership level.
How does Vale of White Horse's crime rate compare with other CSPs in England and Wales?: Vale of White Horse ranks 287 out of 310 Community Safety Partnerships by recorded-crime rate in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Its rate of 83.5 per 1,000 is 44% below the CSP-level average of 149.3 per 1,000. Recorded-crime rates reflect reporting and recording practices and an area's daytime and visitor population as well as underlying offending, and are context rather than a measure of safety.
What is the Gera Local Crime Index for Vale of White Horse?: Vale of White Horse scores 98/100 on the Gera Local Crime Index (GLCI), a normalised index computed by GeraRent from official Home Office CSP recorded-crime data. A score of 100 corresponds to the lowest recorded-crime rate among all 310 included CSPs; 0 corresponds to the highest. The index allows like-for-like comparison across all areas. Methodology: /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.
What is the violence against the person rate in Vale of White Horse?: Police recorded 33.8 violence-against-the-person offences per 1,000 residents in Vale of White Horse in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (official Home Office CSP statistics). This offence group covers assault, harassment, and public order violence.
What is the theft offence rate in Vale of White Horse?: There were 21.4 theft offences per 1,000 residents recorded in Vale of White Horse in the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (Home Office CSP statistics). Theft offences include shoplifting, vehicle crime, bicycle theft, and other property theft.
Which police force covers Vale of White Horse?: Vale of White Horse falls within the Thames Valley police force area. The crime figures here are compiled by the Home Office from data submitted by Thames Valley at Community Safety Partnership level. CSPs are sub-divisions of police force areas used for local crime and disorder reporting.
Where does this Vale of White Horse crime data come from?: These are official recorded-crime statistics from the Home Office 'Police recorded crime Community Safety Partnership open data' tables (financial year 2024/25, published 23 April 2026). The rate per 1,000 uses ONS mid-2023 population estimates for the matching local authority. Figures exclude fraud (recorded centrally) and cover the financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Both sources are © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Also see: Thames Valley police force area crime rate (PFA level) and the Gera Liveability Index.

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Reference period: financial year 2024/25 (April 2024 to March 2025) (population: ONS mid-2023 local authority estimates). Source: Home Office — Police recorded crime by Community Safety Partnership (CSP) + ONS mid-2023 local authority population estimates. Contains Home Office and Office for National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Recorded-crime rates are official statistics presented as neutral context only and must not be used to characterise or stigmatise any area or its residents. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Gera Local Crime Index methodology at /methodology/gera-local-crime-index.