Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.7 9/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skippon Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Thame , and the 15th highest crime rate of 456 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 Skippon Way (OX9 3DW) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 205.1% higher than the Thame average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -48.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skippon Way (OX9 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Edgehill. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skippon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skippon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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