Total Crime
195,266
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Thames Valley Police
Thames Valley Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Thames Valley Police.
Latest month: January 2026
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YoY Change
-1.2%
197,571 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-9.3%
45,427 vs 50,094
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 1.2% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 10.6%
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 2.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 6.0%
Offset by
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 13.0%
•
Theft from the person ↓ 37.4%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 5.3%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Thames Valley Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
21,320 |
+10.6%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 38.3%
|
74,757 |
+2.1%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Drugs
|
6,307 |
+6.0%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
2,109 |
+14.1%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
15,060 |
+1.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
3,876 |
+0.8%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,245 |
-20.8%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
15,372 |
-2.8%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
2,918 |
-16.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
14,009 |
-5.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
6,675 |
-10.9%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
18,671 |
-5.3%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
1,793 |
-37.4%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
11,154 |
-13.0%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |