Total Crime Rate

189.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 189.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 98.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Marlborough Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 17th 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 Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DP) in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 216.4% higher than the Stanford average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coxwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Haynes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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