Crime Rates at Dearne Place, Didcot, OX11 7UU

Dearne Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Didcot North East , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dearne Place (OX11 7UU) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearne Place (OX11 7UU), 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.