Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 86th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Road (RG9 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Henley-on-Thames average (54.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Road (RG9 1SZ), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Henley-on-Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coldharbour Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gainsborough Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldharbour Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coldharbour Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coldharbour Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leaver Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Knappe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King James Way | Under investigation |
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