Crime Rate in Thames, ward

Thames has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Vale of White Horse district and the 956th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 127th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thames in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Vale of White Horse district average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thames’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thames ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.