Total Crime Rate
822.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broadway 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 8ES) 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 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Roebuck Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Didcot West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St John'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsh Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roebuck Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruskin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruskin Close | — |
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