Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnes Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 177th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnes Road (OX11 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Didcot South average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Road (OX11 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lockinge Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barnes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hardings Strings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hardings Strings —
Sep 2025Public order Hardings Strings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mowbray Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mowbray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lake Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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