28/08/2026
🚨 We are appealing for witnesses following a criminal damage and theft incident in Didcot.
At around 7.30pm last Friday, a group of teenagers caused damage to a cricket pitch at Boundary Park on Greenwood Way, Great Western Park. The group pulled up and damaged a number of posts before stealing them, along with damaging the ropes surrounding the pitch. The pitch markings were also damaged.
A member of the public, a man in his forties, approached the group in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, but was subjected to verbal abuse.
The first offender is described as a white teenage boy, aged approximately 16-years old, around 5ft 7ins tall of skinny build with short brown hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt with a grey trim down the side, black tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.
The second offender is described as a white teenage boy, aged approximately 16-years old, around 5ft 10ins tall of slim build with short brown hair and a fringe to his eyebrows. He was wearing a black t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms, dark grey sliders and carried a black rucksack.
The third offender is described as a white teenage girl, aged approximately 16-years old, around 5ft 6ins tall of slim build with dark brown shoulder length hair. She was wearing a black t-shirt, black tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.
The fourth offender is described as a white teenage girl, aged approximately 16-years old, around 5ft 6ins tall of slim build with dark brown hair. She was wearing a black t-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms.
📞 Anyone with any information, witnessed this incident, have dash-cam or CCTV footage is urged to get in touch online or by calling 101 quoting reference 43260437160.
Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
