Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mill Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Benson & Crowmarsh , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

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 Mill Lane (OX44 7SL) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% higher than the Benson & Crowmarsh average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Lane (OX44 7SL), the main crime hotspot is near Marley Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Rickyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quartermain Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Marley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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