Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chris Muir Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 111th lowest crime rate of 452 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 Chris Muir Place (OX11 6BL) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chris Muir Place (OX11 6BL), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackdaw Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightingale Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Peacock Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnock End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Hill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Frank Williams Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walnut Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Olaf Schmid Mews | β |
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