March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

south oxfordshire Crime Intelligence Report

south oxfordshire recorded 627 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.21 per 1,000 residents. This places south oxfordshire at #246 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 9.2% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 4.4% lower.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

627
trending_up +9.2% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

44.47per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#13of 330

Top 4% Safest UK

Oxfordshire

#1rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 11
11
On or near Motorway Service Area Map
Other theft: 3 Public order: 3 Vehicle crime: 3
3
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 8
8
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 8
8
On or near Supermarket Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other theft: 2
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Other theft: 6
6
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 6
6
On or near Edmonds Court Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
On or near Nuffield Lane Map
Burglary: 3 Other theft: 2
3
On or near Breame Oak Drive Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5
5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
627 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
274
43.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
69
11.0%
Shoplifting
52
8.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
52
8.3%
Public Order
51
8.1%
Other Theft
50
8.0%
Burglary
25
4.0%
Vehicle Crime
16
2.6%
Drug Offences
14
2.2%
Other Crime
14
2.2%
Weapons Possession
5
0.8%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.5%
Robbery
2
0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,604

Total Stops

9.4%

Arrest Rate

108

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,069

Offensive weapons

241

Stolen goods

197

Article for use in theft

63

Articles for use in criminal damage

14

Firearms

10

Fireworks

8

Psychoactive substances

2

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,138
Community resolution273
Arrest150
Not recorded12
Khat or Cannabis warning10
Penalty Notice for Disorder9
Summons / charged by post6
Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male1,324
Female240
Other28

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

65.4%

White

16.5%

Asian

16.0%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Thames Valley Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

21 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Didcot West 60 78.0
2Forest Hill & Holton 24 58.8
3Didcot South 81 56.6
4Wallingford 25 48.6
5Henley-on-Thames 70 46.5

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldChalgrove 13 1.9
shieldHaseley Brook 7 1.3
shieldGoring 9 2.0
shieldKidmore End & Whitchurch 7 1.9
shieldSonning Common 14 1.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.2%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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