Total Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Folly View Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 156th lowest crime rate of 422 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 Folly View Road (SN7 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Stanford average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folly View Road (SN7 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernham Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Faringdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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