Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Vale Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Banbury Cross and Neithrop , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

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 Priory Vale Road (OX16 4FR) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower than the Banbury Cross and Neithrop average (173.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Vale Road (OX16 4FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ermont Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burchester Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Canterbury Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaulieu Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thorpe Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waltham Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burchester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brinkburn Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermont Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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