Postcode · Didcot
Crime in OX11 6BW
How much crime is recorded in OX11 6BW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Didcot West
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,089 (2024)
OX11 6BWDidcot
How safe is OX11 6BW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX11 6BW 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6BWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.