Total Crime Rate

212.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 212.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.8 9/10
  • Public order 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Southern Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Thame , and the 7th highest crime rate of 456 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 Southern Road (OX9 2EE) in the last 12 months was 212.9 per 1,000 residents and was 361.5% higher than the Thame average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -48.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Road (OX9 2EE), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fothergill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornmarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mitchell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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