Crime Rates at Yare Close, Didcot, OX11 7QB

Yare Close area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 27th 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 Yare Close (OX11 7QB) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 145.3% higher than the Didcot North East average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 400.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yare Close (OX11 7QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bayswater Brook, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trent Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.