Total Crime Rate
74.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 71st highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (OX11 8LU) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Didcot South average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (OX11 8LU), the main crime hotspot is near Lockinge Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Barnes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craven Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Craven Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockinge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockinge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockinge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockinge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hillary Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cockcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cockcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cockcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cockcroft Road | Under investigation |
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