Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Shambles area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Cholsey , and the 38th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Shambles (OX10 0JS) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Cholsey average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shambles (OX10 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Shambles area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Martin'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Martin'S Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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