Postcode · Didcot
Crime in OX11 6BL
How much crime is recorded in OX11 6BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Didcot West
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,017 (2024)
OX11 6BLDidcot
How safe is OX11 6BL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX11 6BL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX11 6BLNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.