Total Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 7.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 7.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 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 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Bicester East , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 483 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 Road (OX26 6BL) in the last 12 months was 7.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Bicester East average (107.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (OX26 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Street, where police recorded 111 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Square (44 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 (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sheep Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gardeners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Place Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheep Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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