Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 235.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 106.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Rooks Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 7th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rooks Lane (OX9 2EA) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 386.0% higher than the Thame average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 96.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rooks Lane (OX9 2EA), the main crime hotspot is near Cornmarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rooks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Butter Market —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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