Total Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knappe Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knappe Close (RG9 1XP) in the last 12 months was 16.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knappe Close (RG9 1XP), the main crime hotspot is near Gainsborough Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilterns End Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilterns End Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leaver Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Road | Under investigation |
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