Faringdon & Stanford
Middle areaWest Vale of White Horse. 10,995 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 37 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 28% of people in Faringdon & Stanford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Faringdon & Stanford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Faringdon & Stanford at a rate of 64.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 275 |
| Other crime | 129 |
| Shoplifting | 106 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Faringdon & Stanford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Faringdon & Stanford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Faringdon & Stanford at a rate of 64.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Faringdon & Stanford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (275), other crime (129) and shoplifting (106).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Vale of White Horse
These figures are published for the whole of Vale of White Horse, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of White Horse and not Faringdon & Stanford alone. See Vale of White Horse
Faringdon & Stanford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Faringdon & Stanford was £348,750 in 2025.
Faringdon & Stanford had 9,690 usual residents at the census.
About 28% of people in Faringdon & Stanford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Faringdon & Stanford, 80.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.