Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Elder Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 136th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elder Close (OX11 6ED) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Didcot South average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Close (OX11 6ED), the main crime hotspot is near Aspen Way. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elder Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linnet Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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