Postcode district · Didcot
Crime in OX11
How much crime is recorded in OX11, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 55,271 (2024)
OX11Postcode district · Didcot
How safe is OX11
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX11, 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
OX11National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.