Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kiln Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Steventon & the Hanneys , and the 106th 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 Kiln Lane (OX14 4FE) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% lower than the Steventon & the Hanneys average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kiln Lane (OX14 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyford Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manor Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Drayton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Monk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lyford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyford Close | Under investigation |
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