Crime Rates at Russ Avenue, Faringdon, SN7 7GA

Russ Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 171st highest 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 Russ Avenue (SN7 7GA) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% lower than the Stanford average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russ Avenue (SN7 7GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clements Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.