Total Crime Rate
27.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grange Beck area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 164th 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 Grange Beck (OX11 7NP) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Beck (OX11 7NP), the main crime hotspot is near Halse Water. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Doe Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ottery Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Venners Water | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Venners Water | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Venners Water | Under investigation |
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