Total Crime Rate
28.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Putman Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Thame , and the 179th lowest 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 Putman Close (OX9 3LD) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Putman Close (OX9 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Towersey Drive. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thame| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glenham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Towersey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Crescent | Under investigation |
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