Total Crime Rate
808.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
262.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadway 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 8ES) 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 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Roebuck Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roebuck Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kibble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Kibble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kibble Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ruskin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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