Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nightingale Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 175th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Way (OX11 6AF) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Didcot West average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Way (OX11 6AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yew Tree Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Frank Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walnut Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnells Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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