Total Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tavistock Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 68th highest crime rate of 456 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 Tavistock Avenue (OX11 8NA) in the last 12 months was 74.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Avenue (OX11 8NA), 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 Tavistock Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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