Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watermans Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 149th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watermans Road (RG9 1EX) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% lower than the Henley-on-Thames average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermans Road (RG9 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near Reading Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watermans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Noble Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Noble Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Noble Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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