Crime Rates at Church Street, Faringdon, SN7 8AD

Church Street area has the lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Stanford , and the 23rd 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 Church Street (SN7 8AD) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Stanford average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (SN7 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southampton Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.