Total Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Close area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sonning Common , and the lowest crime rate of 456 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 Nursery Close (RG9 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Sonning Common average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Close (RG9 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Basmore Avenue. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sonning Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tennyson Mews | Under investigation |
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