Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

Kings Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 130th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Close (OX9 3DA) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Thame average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (OX9 3DA), 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 Kings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
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 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornmarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Upper High Street Under investigation
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 Butter Market —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Fairfax Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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