Total Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 17.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queensway area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (OX11 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Didcot South average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (OX11 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Samor Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downs Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norreys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowness Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Crescent —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warner Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Norreys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norreys Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norreys Close —

Data Sources

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