Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 452 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 New Street (RG9 2NH) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (RG9 2NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hart Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rupert'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thameside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friday Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Friday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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