Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Ridgeway , and the 190th 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 Church Lane (SN6 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Ridgeway average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Lane (SN6 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wixes Piece, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Idstone Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ridgeway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Idstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wixes Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wixes Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wixes Piece | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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