Total Crime Rate

237.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 237.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 124.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 15th 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 Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DP) in the last 12 months was 237.2 per 1,000 residents and was 411.5% higher than the Stanford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 266.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Gardens (SN7 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Marlborough Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 13 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
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Close
Sep 2025Public order Folly View Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clock Tower Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marlborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A417 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Gardens

Data Sources

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