Total Crime Rate

19.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 19.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 15.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Van Diemans Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Van Diemans Road (OX9 2DH) in the last 12 months was 19.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Thame average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Van Diemans Road (OX9 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horseshoes Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Youens Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Van Diemans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Upper High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Youens Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Youens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Fulkes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Fulkes Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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