Crime Rates at Broadway, Didcot, OX11 8AB

Broadway area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 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 Broadway (OX11 8AB) in the last 12 months was 822.9 per 1,000 residents and was 849.4% higher than the Didcot West average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 297.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (OX11 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.