Crime Rates at Ouse Close, Didcot, OX11 7FE

Ouse Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 452 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 Ouse Close (OX11 7FE) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% lower than the Didcot North East average (42.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ouse Close (OX11 7FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cray Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawthey Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.