Total Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 172.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bennett Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 21st 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 Bennett Road (SN7 7AY) in the last 12 months was 172.0 per 1,000 residents and was 186.7% higher than the Stanford average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Road (SN7 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Westbrook. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbrook —
Apr 2026Public order Westbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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