Total Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.6 1/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orwell Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Orwell Drive (OX11 7RY) in the last 12 months was 11.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower than the Didcot North East average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Orwell Drive (OX11 7RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roebuck Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orwell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roebuck Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Roding Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cow Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rich'S Sidings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rich'S Sidings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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