Total Crime Rate
159.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fletcher Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 428 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 Fletcher Close (SN7 7BF) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 243.3% higher than the Stanford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (β 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fletcher Close (SN7 7BF), the main crime hotspot is near Westbrook. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stanford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Untons Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lees | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bennett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinners Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coach Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A417 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Sawmills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Sawmills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbrook | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harding Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
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