Crime Rates at Priory Road, Bicester, OX26 6AB

Priory Road area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Bicester East , and the highest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

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 Priory Road (OX26 6AB) in the last 12 months was 1700.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1520.2% higher than the Bicester East average (105.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 388 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 302.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (OX26 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.