Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadow Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 51st highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Way (OX9 3BD) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Way (OX9 3BD), 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.
View Crime In Thame| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Butter Market | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cornmarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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