Thames Valley Police Statistics

Last updated: 07 Jun 2026

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The crime rate in Thames Valley Police's force coverage area is 56 crimes per 1,000 people, for the 12-month period ending April 2026. The most commonly-reported crimes are violence and sexual offences, reported at a rate of roughly 24 reports per 1,000 daytime population.

Comparing the larger towns and cities under Thames Valley Police's command using their respective Crime Risk Score - which considers the typical sentence length that convicted offenders receive for each type of crime when adding up the totals - the location with the highest score is Slough. The next most dangerous is Aylesbury, and Oxford comes in as third most dangerous. Thames Valley Police serve many areas, and there are plenty of places with lower scores, such as Maidenhead, which ranks as the safest area watched over by Thames Valley Police, followed up by Bracknell in second place, and Reading in third place.

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Incidents mapped in Thames Valley Police's service area represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.

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Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualise the data you need.

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Introduction to Thames Valley Police's crime statistics

 

This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Thames Valley Police up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Thames Valley Police's 122,917 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:

  • Within a Five-Minute Walk
  • Within a Ten-Minute Walk
  • Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk

Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.

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Crime Risk Scores

Thames Valley Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

The typical five-minute walk within Thames Valley Police has a crime risk score of 417. This is based on analysis of 122,917 nearby areas within Thames Valley Police, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.

Five Mins
417 crime risk score
Ten Mins
414 crime risk score
Fifteen Mins
418 crime risk score

Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Thames Valley Police's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.

Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Thames Valley Police, crime risk scores are typically around 417, while in National they are average 500.

Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 414 (500 for National), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 418 (National 500).

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Trends in Crime Risk

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Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.

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The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 14% in Thames Valley Police's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.

Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Thames Valley Police's crime risk score is down by 3.7%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.

Over the last year, Thames Valley Police's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 2.4%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.

Crime Rates and Indexes

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The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.

1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.

Highest Crime Rates

Thames Valley Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.

Public Order
0.84 CrimeRate Index
Vehicle Crime
0.84 CrimeRate Index
Shoplifting
0.83 CrimeRate Index

Public Order offences have a crime rate of 4.85 reports per 1,000 people in Thames Valley Police, which is 0.84 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 14,919 crime reports logged by Thames Valley Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.

For the same period, Thames Valley Police recorded 11,115 reports of Vehicle Crime in Thames Valley Police, resulting in a crime rate of 3.60 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 0.84.

The crime rate for Shoplifting is 0.83 times the national average at 5.91 reports per 1,000. This is from 18,161 crime reports reported to Thames Valley Police.

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Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types

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Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.

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Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.50 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.44 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 14% over this timeframe.

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Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.85 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 4.5% over this timeframe.

Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types

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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.

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Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.25 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 0.69 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 64% over this timeframe.

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Possession of Weapons offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.43 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.71 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 39% over this timeframe.

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Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.72 for the month of April 2026.

Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.75 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 4.0% over this timeframe.

Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map

Thames Valley Police • 12 Months Ending April 2026

 

Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.

 
Thames Valley Police
National
Crime TypeCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
Anti-Social Behaviour21,0266.840.48941,22414.131.00
Bicycle Theft2,8990.951.3048,4490.731.00
Burglary6,6212.150.69208,6123.131.00
Criminal Damage and Arson13,8294.490.71418,6516.281.00
Drugs6,2052.000.65205,2143.091.00
Other Crime3,9451.270.69124,2301.851.00
Other Theft15,1304.910.86378,1465.691.00
Possession of Weapons1,2030.380.4556,6200.851.00
Public Order14,9194.850.84386,2975.801.00
Robbery2,1720.710.6078,3861.181.00
Shoplifting18,1615.910.83475,0257.131.00
Theft From the Person1,6660.530.34103,5051.551.00
Vehicle Crime11,1153.600.84287,0684.301.00
Violence and Sexual Offences74,17924.140.792,024,72230.401.00
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Total Crime by Year

 
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National
YearCountRateIndexCountRateIndex
2026172,04455.890.784,794,92571.981.00
2025173,73256.790.774,892,73474.031.00
2024178,34058.870.784,937,62075.431.00
2023191,10163.790.815,115,76379.011.00
2022181,23761.320.804,922,64576.811.00
2021157,33253.680.784,369,81168.571.00
2020152,94152.490.714,707,68374.161.00
2019150,55751.900.684,824,37076.251.00
2018138,12547.730.674,484,15171.121.00
2017131,42245.800.724,011,47063.941.00
201639,50113.800.721,195,22119.071.00
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Thames Valley Police: Major Towns & Cities Compared

Town / CityCrime CountCrime RateCrimeRate Index
Woughton on the Green2,341170.442.41
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford3,008113.061.59
Campbell Park1,55793.301.32
Wolverton and Greenleys1,52688.511.26
Aylesbury6,39987.221.21
Blackbird Leys1,20185.411.23
Oxford13,17780.691.12
Bradwell81779.851.19
Slough13,72178.721.09
Reading18,08678.391.09
Banbury4,91276.361.06
High Wycombe7,42273.621.02
Bicester3,00371.871.00
Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow79971.861.08
Windsor2,68071.441.00
Stony Stratford58170.481.09
Newbury3,05868.640.96
Great Linford1,67768.070.97
Burnham94465.960.95
Shenley Church End98661.860.91
Iver77961.290.89
Milton Keynes61659.670.89
Bracknell4,89258.890.82
Chesham1,48757.570.82
Denham64755.800.83
West Bletchley1,34655.740.80
Broughton71055.740.84
Great Faringdon54455.550.86
Wantage84955.500.83
Stantonbury85454.810.83
Beaconsfield79354.370.80
Shenley Brook End1,54853.630.77
Thatcham1,44753.120.76
Abingdon1,96952.670.75
Witney1,79251.360.74
Walton72550.730.76
Didcot1,75249.520.71
Maidenhead4,01147.800.67
Tilehurst68646.540.70
Crowthorne50345.700.73
Henley-on-Thames72245.240.69
Newport Pagnell74643.690.66
Buckingham71043.660.66
Grove45641.810.70
Princes Risborough40141.770.66
Carterton65740.390.62
Amersham73440.060.59
Wallingford42238.600.63
Gerrards Cross36038.430.61
Earley1,51438.320.55
Wokingham1,71137.770.54
Wooburn54837.000.57
Thame57136.630.56
Woodley1,09536.180.53
Kidlington62035.790.54
Great Missenden35735.470.56
Chalfont St. Peter53034.770.55
Bray36834.630.57
Sunninghill and Ascot53934.460.53
Marlow74934.360.51
Cox Green27831.900.57
Wendover28131.750.57
Chepping Wycombe53431.350.48
Hazlemere30531.280.53
Shinfield80830.490.46
Finchampstead44130.430.49
Winkfield45629.310.46
Sandhurst59728.880.46
Binfield37327.700.48
Winnersh48826.560.42
Hughenden21824.190.44
Warfield29623.300.41
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Thames Valley Police Stations

Police Station NamePolice Station AddressDescription & Opening Hours
Abingdon Police Station
Colwell Drive, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AU

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas Day

Aylesbury Police Station
Wendover Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7LA

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Banbury Police Station
Warwick Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX16 2AE

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas Day

High Wycombe Police Station
Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1BE

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas day

Loddon Valley Police Station
Rushey Way, Lower Earley, Berkshire, RG6 4PS

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas day.

Maidenhead Police Station
Bridge Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 8LP

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas Day

Milton Keynes Police Station
302 North Row, Witan Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 2DS

8am to 8pm Daily Bank holidays 8am to 4pm Closed Christmas Day

Newbury Police Station
Mill Lane, RG14 5QU

8am to 4pm Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas day

Reading Police Station
Castle Street, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7TH

8am to 8pm Daily 8am to 4pm Bank Holidays Closed Christmas Day Sunday 2nd June 8am to 6pm

Slough Police Station
Windsor Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2HH

8am to 8pm Daily Bank holidays 8am to 4pm Christmas Day closed

St Aldates Police Station
St Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1SZ

8am to 8pm Daily Bank holidays 8am to 4pm Closed Christmas