Didcot South West
Middle areaThe west of the South Oxfordshire. 6,492 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Didcot South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Didcot South West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Didcot South West at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across South Oxfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 169 |
| Other crime | 59 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Drug offences | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Didcot South West compares
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Is Didcot South West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Didcot South West at a rate of 54.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across South Oxfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Didcot South West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (169), other crime (59) and anti-social behaviour (50).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Oxfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of South Oxfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Oxfordshire and not Didcot South West alone. See South Oxfordshire
Didcot South West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Didcot South West was £360,000 in 2025.
Didcot South West had 6,358 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Didcot South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Didcot South West, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.