Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 52.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Fairacres Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Didcot South , and the 142nd highest 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 Fairacres Road (OX11 8QG) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% lower than the Didcot South average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairacres Road (OX11 8QG), 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 Fairacres Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Samor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cullen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cullen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edmonds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockinge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillary Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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