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Crime in South Oxfordshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,080crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Ewelmelowest rate5.5 per 1,000 a year
47.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Sandford-on-Thames (-8%), Didcot (-7%) and Henley-on-Thames (-5%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Sandford-on-ThamesOX4 · 4,685 residents 167.3▼ 8%violence
2Crowmarsh GiffordOX10 · 2,439 residents 137.8▲ 20%violence
3ThameOX9 · 13,268 residents 78.1▲ 40%violence
4WallingfordOX10 · 9,482 residents 70.4▲ 36%violence
5Henley-on-ThamesRG9 · 12,187 residents 68.9▼ 5%violence
6DidcotOX11 · 34,985 residents 68.7▼ 7%violence
7Kidmore EndRG4 · 1,677 residents 59.6▲ 108%violence
8WoodcoteRG8 · 2,620 residents 56.5▼ 7%violence
9BerinsfieldOX10 · 3,036 residents 54▼ 27%anti-social behaviour
10Whitchurch-on-ThamesRG8 · 4,694 residents 52▼ 20%violence
11BensonOX10 · 7,713 residents 51.3▲ 25%violence
12ChinnorOX39 · 7,643 residents 49.7▼ 4%violence
13East HagbourneOX11 · 6,956 residents 48.9▼ 13%violence
14WheatleyOX33 · 6,904 residents 47.5▼ 4%violence
15WatlingtonOX49 · 3,896 residents 40▲ 39%violence
16Sonning CommonRG4 · 7,546 residents 33.9▲ 33%violence
17WarboroughOX10 · 1,679 residents 31–violence
18CholseyOX10 · 4,974 residents 27.3▼ 21%violence
19ChalgroveOX44 · 2,808 residents 27.1▼ 55%violence
20NettlebedRG9 · 1,625 residents 22.2–violence
21MapledurhamRG4 · 3,622 residents 210%violence
22Goring-on-ThamesRG8 · 5,989 residents 20.7▼ 22%violence
23GarsingtonOX44 · 2,563 residents 17.2–violence
24Rotherfield PeppardRG9 · 2,756 residents 13.1▼ 31%violence
25Binfield HeathRG9 · 1,969 residents 10.2–burglary
26Lower ShiplakeRG9 · 1,706 residents 9.4–theft from the person
27EwelmeOX10 · 2,919 residents 5.5–theft

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of South Oxfordshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Ewelme, Lower Shiplake, Binfield Heath, Rotherfield Peppard and Garsington.

Which areas of South Oxfordshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Sandford-on-Thames, Crowmarsh Gifford, Thame, Wallingford and Henley-on-Thames.

Is crime going up or down in South Oxfordshire?

Across South Oxfordshire, 2,080 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.