Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maple Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 452 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 Maple Road (OX11 6BA) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Didcot West average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Road (OX11 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackthorn Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olaf Schmid Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackdaw Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slade Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackthorn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Blackthorn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dovecote Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovecote Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornflower Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornflower Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnock End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Hill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Way | β |
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