Total Crime Rate
237.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marlborough 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.
View Crime In Stanford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marlborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Folly View Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clock Tower Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A417 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Gardens | — |
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