Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wantage Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wantage Road (OX11 0BS) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Didcot West average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (OX11 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Edmonds Court. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wantage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norreys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bernard Barlow Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydalls Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samor Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edmonds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Barlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smiths Farm Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Drake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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