Crap Towns / Didcot / Crime

How much crime is there in Didcot?

The police recorded 57.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Didcot from September 2023 to August 2026, 24% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 55.2, down from 57.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	57.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	61.0	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	55.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.2	34.1
Shoplifting	6.0	7.1
Public order	5.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.1	7.0
Other theft	3.9	5.4
Vehicle crime	1.7	3.8
Drugs	1.6	2.4
Burglary	1.4	3.1
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.8	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Oxford	16.2 km	98.2
Newbury	23.6 km	85.4
Wantage	12.5 km	65.3
Abingdon-on-Thames	7.7 km	61.5
Didcot	–	57.7
Thatcham	23.6 km	55.8
Grove	12.3 km	52.6
Wallingford	8.0 km	50.8
Eynsham	20.9 km	39.2
Sonning Common	21.0 km	31.9
Benson	10.3 km	30.7
The typical town	–	76.2