Total Crime Rate

149.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.0 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 149.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Priors Forge area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead , and the 88th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

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 Priors Forge (OX2 8NN) in the last 12 months was 149.6 per 1,000 residents and was 170.9% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average (55.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Forge (OX2 8NN), the main crime hotspot is near Elsfield Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Forge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Templar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prior'S Forge Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennywell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennywell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyatt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Miller'S Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour David Walter Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elsfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Walter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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