Crime Rate in Didcot West, ward

Didcot West has the highest crime rate of 21 wards in South Oxfordshire district and the 2352nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 305th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Didcot West in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% higher than the South Oxfordshire district average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Didcot West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 346 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 6 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 429 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Didcot West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Great Western Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.