Total Crime Rate

101.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sandpiper Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 37th 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 Sandpiper Walk (OX11 6BB) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% 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 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 Sandpiper Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sir Frank Williams Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Walnut Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornflower Close
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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