Crime Rates at Samphire Close, Didcot, OX11 6HP

Samphire Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Goring , and the 153rd 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 Samphire Close (OX11 6HP) in the last 12 months was 25.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Goring average (29.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Samphire Close (OX11 6HP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.