Total Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 72.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandpiper Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 77th highest crime rate of 452 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 Sandpiper Walk (OX11 6BB) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandpiper Walk (OX11 6BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apple Down (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandpiper Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dovecote Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dovecote Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornflower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jackdaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peacock Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Hill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Frank Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sir Frank Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Frank Williams Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Olaf Schmid Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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