Total Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 85.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Esingdon Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 46th 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 Esingdon Drive (OX9 3DS) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Thame average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 232.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esingdon Drive (OX9 3DS), the main crime hotspot is near Bartone Place. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esingdon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Youens Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Youens Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford'S Croft —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Elton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bartone Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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