Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Freeman Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Freeman Road (OX11 7DB) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , unchanged from 2022. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2022, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freeman Road (OX11 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near The Oval. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Didcot West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brendon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yew Tree Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brendon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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