Total Crime Rate
168.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walnut Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 28th 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 Walnut Court (SN7 7JH) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 262.7% higher than the Stanford average (46.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walnut Court (SN7 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Close, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westbrook (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stanford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A417 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Sawmills Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Sawmills Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbrook | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westbrook | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Lees | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbrook | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Untons Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skinners Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bennett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Bank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marlborough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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