Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brent Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 157th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brent Avenue (OX11 7UD) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brent Avenue (OX11 7UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cray Court, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawthey Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alphin Brook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brent Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cray Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambwath Stream Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yealm Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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