Total Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Plym Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 160th 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 Plym Drive (OX11 7PG) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plym Drive (OX11 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Franklin Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halse Water (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Venners Water | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Don Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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