Total Crime Rate
83.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookside 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 Brookside (OX9 3DE) 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 Brookside (OX9 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgehill (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Thame| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Edgehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgehill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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