Total Crime Rate

178.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 178.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Broadway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West , and the 12th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broadway (OX11 8RS) in the last 12 months was 178.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Didcot West average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (OX11 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynmouth Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bosley'S Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cullen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cullen Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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