Crime Rates at Ridgeway Road, Didcot, OX11 8HQ

Ridgeway Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridgeway Road (OX11 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Road (OX11 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.