Total Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marlborough Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 136th 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 Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DG) in the last 12 months was 23.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Stanford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Close, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernham Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clock Tower Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Sawmills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fernham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fernham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Folly View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A417 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Sawmills Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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