Crime Rates at Mereland Road, Didcot, OX11 8BE

Mereland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 13th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mereland Road (OX11 8BE) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 275.8% higher than the Cholsey average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mereland Road (OX11 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 82 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.