Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Priory Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Wantage & Grove Brook , and the 66th highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Vale of White Horse .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (OX12 9DD) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher than the Wantage & Grove Brook average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (OX12 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Limborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Limborough Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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