Total Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lydalls Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 11th 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 Lydalls Road (OX11 7EA) in the last 12 months was 179.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydalls Road (OX11 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Great Western Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lydalls Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Great Western Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roman Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Western Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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