Total Crime Rate

808.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

262.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 808.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 285.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 262.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.7 10/10
  • Public order 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Other theft 65.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
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

Broadway area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the highest crime rate of 452 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 8DB) in the last 12 months was 808.6 per 1,000 residents and was 860.3% higher than the Didcot West average (84.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 262.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (OX11 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mereland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mereland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hitchcock Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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