Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 83.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 41.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brookside 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.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane
Apr 2026Other theft Edgehill Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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