Wantage and Grove vs Chiseldon and Badbury

Wantage and Grove has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,870 crimes in the last 12 months. Chiseldon and Badbury has a safety score of 69/100 (Safe) with 249 crimes. Chiseldon and Badbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wantage and Grove shows a year-on-year crime trend of -28.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Chiseldon and Badbury shows -26.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wantage and Grove, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (764 incidents). In Chiseldon and Badbury, it is Violent Crime (105 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wantage and Grove recorded 238 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chiseldon and Badbury recorded 44. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wantage and Grove totalled 764 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 105 in Chiseldon and Badbury. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wantage and Grove recorded 2,607 crimes (now 1,870, a change of -28.3%). Chiseldon and Badbury recorded 339 crimes previously (now 249, -26.6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Wantage and Grove has a resolution rate of 14.3% and Chiseldon and Badbury has 28.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wantage and Grove falls within the Thames Valley Police boundary. Chiseldon and Badbury is covered by Wiltshire Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Wantage and Grove and Chiseldon and Badbury. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.