Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Venners Water area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 452 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 Venners Water (OX11 7PT) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venners Water (OX11 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venners Water, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brunstock Beck (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Venners Water area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Venners Water Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Venners Water Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Doe Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ottery Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ancholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venners Water Under investigation
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Data Sources

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