South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
Middle areaSouth east Vale of White Horse. 14,813 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 94 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 5% of people in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury at a rate of 54.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 333 |
| Other crime | 177 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 105 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 83 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury at a rate of 54.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (333), other crime (177) and anti-social behaviour (105).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Vale of White Horse
These figures are published for the whole of Vale of White Horse, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of White Horse and not South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury alone. See Vale of White Horse
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury was £414,995 in 2025.
South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury had 13,914 usual residents at the census.
About 5% of people in South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury, 71.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.