Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Berners Way area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 428 local areas in Vale of White Horse .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Berners Way (SN7 7BG) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Stanford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Berners Way (SN7 7BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robins Court, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stanford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robins Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chambers Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hampden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | London Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coach Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harding Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Untons Place | — |
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