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Drayton · Vale of White Horse

Drayton: your neighbourhood

Drayton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 16% across Vale of White Horse (5.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 41.5% here, compared with 44% across Vale of White Horse (2.5 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.5% here, compared with 10.9% across Vale of White Horse (1.7 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

18.2%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

686 out of 3,769.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

135 out of 3,769.

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People counted in the census

3,769

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,769 out of 3,769.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

41.5%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,252 out of 3,018.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.9%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

676 out of 1,541.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

193 out of 1,541.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

994 out of 3,015.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.4%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,973 out of 3,015.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

78 out of 3,015.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

417 out of 3,018.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

160 out of 1,539.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

640 out of 3,015.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

220 out of 1,539.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Drayton

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

48 out of 3,015.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Drayton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

220 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 197 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Drayton ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Drayton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024111
October 202492
November 2024242
December 2024141
January 2025150
February 2025130
March 202581
April 2025111
May 2025161
June 2025252
July 2025261
August 2025255
September 2025173
October 2025233
November 2025165
December 2025272
January 2026181
February 2026133
March 2026231
April 2026213
May 2026143
June 2026130
July 2026193
August 2026161
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Drayton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime101
other theft31
criminal damage arson26
public order24
drugs11
burglary9
other crime8
vehicle crime6
shoplifting3
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Vale of White Horse →