Thames Valley Police/Crime in Thames Valley Police

Crime in Thames Valley Police

Recorded crime across Thames Valley Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 2,419,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

15,317Crimes recorded

6.3Rate per 1,000

31 of 41National rank

3mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

15,317

Crime rate per 1,000

6.3 per 1,000 people

National ranking

31 of 41 (19% below average)

Month-on-month

+2.4%

Year-on-year

+0.4% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (39.4%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202317,044 crimes

Mar 202318,717 crimes

+9.8% vs previous month

Apr 202317,468 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

May 202319,169 crimes

+9.7% vs previous month

Jun 202318,266 crimes

-4.7% vs previous month

Jul 202318,437 crimes

+0.9% vs previous month

Aug 202317,612 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

Sept 202317,190 crimes

-2.4% vs previous month

Oct 202317,561 crimes

+2.2% vs previous month

Nov 202316,440 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Dec 202315,187 crimes

-7.6% vs previous month

Jan 202415,954 crimes

+5.1% vs previous month

Feb 202415,350 crimes

-3.8% vs previous month

Mar 202416,511 crimes

+7.6% vs previous month

Apr 202416,492 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

May 202417,948 crimes

+8.8% vs previous month

Jun 202418,040 crimes

+0.5% vs previous month

Jul 202418,616 crimes

+3.2% vs previous month

Aug 202417,609 crimes

-5.4% vs previous month

Sept 202416,247 crimes

-7.7% vs previous month

Oct 202417,885 crimes

+10.1% vs previous month

Nov 202416,594 crimes

-7.2% vs previous month

Dec 202415,217 crimes

-8.3% vs previous month

Jan 202515,260 crimes

+0.3% vs previous month

Feb 202514,146 crimes

-7.3% vs previous month

Mar 202516,906 crimes

+19.5% vs previous month

Apr 202516,546 crimes

-2.1% vs previous month

May 202517,371 crimes

+5.0% vs previous month

Jun 202517,723 crimes

+2.0% vs previous month

Jul 202519,256 crimes

+8.6% vs previous month

Aug 202518,014 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Sept 202516,559 crimes

-8.1% vs previous month

Oct 202516,663 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Nov 202516,148 crimes

-3.1% vs previous month

Dec 202514,956 crimes

-7.4% vs previous month

Jan 202615,317 crimes

+2.4% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
6,035 (39.4%)
2
Shoplifting
1,538 (10.0%)
3
Other theft
1,252 (8.2%)
4
Anti-social behaviour
1,204 (7.9%)
5
Public order
1,081 (7.1%)
6
Criminal damage and arson
1,067 (7.0%)
7
Vehicle crime
944 (6.2%)
8
Drugs
619 (4.0%)
9
Burglary
572 (3.7%)
10
Other crime
434 (2.8%)
11
Bicycle theft
189 (1.2%)
12
Robbery
182 (1.2%)
13
Theft from person
98 (0.6%)
14
Possession of weapons
98 (0.6%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	15,317	+2.4%	6,035	1,204	572	944	1,538	619	182	1,081
Dec 2025	14,956	-7.4%	5,903	1,187	607	951	1,403	606	172	1,001
Nov 2025	16,148	-3.1%	6,122	1,382	672	1,040	1,573	666	213	1,101
Oct 2025	16,663	+0.6%	6,208	1,872	601	1,029	1,520	570	183	1,323
Sept 2025	16,559	-8.1%	6,535	1,670	608	990	1,386	522	174	1,333
Aug 2025	18,014	-6.4%	6,768	2,369	531	989	1,451	520	208	1,470
Jul 2025	19,256	+8.6%	7,476	2,560	577	1,008	1,610	519	207	1,576
Jun 2025	17,723	+2.0%	7,101	2,200	544	889	1,453	466	164	1,497
May 2025	17,371	+5.0%	6,633	2,172	491	881	1,683	548	211	1,389
Apr 2025	16,546	-2.1%	6,141	1,955	506	870	1,758	567	159	1,277
Mar 2025	16,906	+19.5%	6,481	1,760	555	890	1,929	497	127	1,282
Feb 2025	14,146	-7.3%	5,355	1,300	519	856	1,705	505	140	1,008
Jan 2025	15,260	+0.3%	5,834	1,263	567	981	1,758	567	138	1,083
Dec 2024	15,217	-8.3%	6,070	1,122	589	896	1,595	627	145	1,010
Nov 2024	16,594	-7.2%	6,261	1,490	768	1,036	1,721	594	176	1,131
Oct 2024	17,885	+10.1%	6,474	1,751	701	1,239	1,866	632	180	1,329
Sept 2024	16,247	-7.7%	6,036	1,539	522	1,139	1,605	548	154	1,272
Aug 2024	17,609	-5.4%	6,230	1,970	559	1,147	1,732	541	179	1,452
Jul 2024	18,616	+3.2%	6,797	2,194	686	1,004	1,617	539	187	1,516
Jun 2024	18,040	+0.5%	6,667	1,988	625	1,046	1,611	474	170	1,423
May 2024	17,948	+8.8%	6,612	1,942	620	1,146	1,774	468	172	1,410
Apr 2024	16,492	-0.1%	5,982	1,596	653	1,138	1,752	395	156	1,179
Mar 2024	16,511	+7.6%	6,256	1,437	701	1,052	1,643	406	124	1,223
Feb 2024	15,350	-3.8%	5,881	1,272	619	1,185	1,387	461	115	1,084
Jan 2024	15,954	+5.1%	6,234	1,159	747	1,379	1,472	431	113	1,094
Dec 2023	15,187	-7.6%	6,017	1,003	669	1,183	1,335	436	128	1,073
Nov 2023	16,440	-6.4%	6,278	1,349	743	1,270	1,463	470	128	1,179
Oct 2023	17,561	+2.2%	6,747	1,591	759	1,257	1,342	446	155	1,370
Sept 2023	17,190	-2.4%	6,787	1,759	670	1,110	1,282	390	151	1,422
Aug 2023	17,612	-4.5%	6,580	1,703	664	1,318	1,437	490	136	1,350
Jul 2023	18,437	+0.9%	7,065	1,867	670	1,242	1,496	490	105	1,376
Jun 2023	18,266	-4.7%	7,259	1,953	540	1,233	1,238	433	127	1,547
May 2023	19,169	+9.7%	7,574	1,868	690	1,289	1,207	519	131	1,774
Apr 2023	17,468	-6.7%	6,594	1,650	725	1,439	1,175	420	117	1,516
Mar 2023	18,717	+9.8%	7,705	1,239	775	1,629	1,238	416	116	1,518
Feb 2023	17,044	—	6,697	1,273	718	1,386	1,139	403	111	1,467