Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Gardens (SN6 8DE) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 219.9% higher than the Ridgeway average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Gardens (SN6 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Hicks Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hicks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sand Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sand Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sand Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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