Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackthorn Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 44th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackthorn Road (OX11 6AY) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Road (OX11 6AY), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Frank Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close —
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Way —
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Data Sources

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