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Thames Valley Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Thames Valley Police.

Latest month: January 2026 Back to national dashboard
Thames Valley Police crime trends

Total Crime

195,266

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.2%

197,571 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

-9.3%

45,427 vs 50,094

Recent

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

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 38.3%
74,757
+2.1%
vs +0.8% nationally
38.3%
Up
Anti-social behaviour
21,320
+10.6%
vs +0.4% nationally
10.9%
Up
Shoplifting
18,671
-5.3%
vs -3.1% nationally
9.6%
Down
Other theft
15,372
-2.8%
vs -8.2% nationally
7.9%
Down
Public order
15,060
+1.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
7.7%
Up
Criminal damage and arson
14,009
-5.2%
vs -4.9% nationally
7.2%
Down
Vehicle crime
11,154
-13.0%
vs -13.6% nationally
5.7%
Down
Burglary
6,675
-10.9%
vs -10.6% nationally
3.4%
Down
Drugs
6,307
+6.0%
vs +16.3% nationally
3.2%
Up
Other crime
3,876
+0.8%
vs +0.6% nationally
2.0%
Flat
Bicycle theft
2,918
-16.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
1.5%
Down
Robbery
2,109
+14.1%
vs +5.0% nationally
1.1%
Up
Theft from the person
1,793
-37.4%
vs -18.0% nationally
0.9%
Down
Possession of weapons
1,245
-20.8%
vs +4.8% nationally
0.6%
Down