Postcode · Didcot
Crime in OX11 8JX
How much crime is recorded in OX11 8JX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Didcot South West
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,270 (2024)
OX11 8JXDidcot
How safe is OX11 8JX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the OX11 8JX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8JXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other theft1.14.5
Burglary1.19.1
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.