Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 181.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hillary Drive area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 10th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillary Drive (OX11 8PS) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 270.9% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 128.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillary Drive (OX11 8PS), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hillary Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lynmouth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Craven Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillary Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbott Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cockcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cockcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cockcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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