Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Faringdon Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Steventon & the Hanneys , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Faringdon Road (OX13 5AG) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Steventon & the Hanneys average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Faringdon Road (OX13 5AG), the main crime hotspot is near Chadelworth Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Steventon & the Hanneys| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Tree Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellamy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadelworth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chadelworth Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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