Crime Rate in Didcot South, ward

Didcot South has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 2815th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 543rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Didcot South in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% higher than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Didcot South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 380 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Didcot South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 102 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Broadway (35 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.