Total Crime Rate

36.4 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 36.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Oak Hill Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 226th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Hill Lane (OX11 6AP) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Hill Lane (OX11 6AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenfinch Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Hill Lane area

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

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