Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 12.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southern Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Thame , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 456 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 Southern Road (OX9 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Thame average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (OX9 2DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elms Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broadwaters Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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