Postcode district · Thame
Crime in OX9
How much crime is recorded in OX9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 25,926 (2024)
OX9Postcode district · Thame
How safe is OX9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in OX9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
OX9National
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Shoplifting4.98.4
Burglary4.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.