Total Crime Rate

211.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Drugs 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 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 Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (OX4 4ND) in the last 12 months was 211.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Cowley average (140.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (OX4 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Alice Smith Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Denny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redmoor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Alice Smith Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denny Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Denny Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Denny Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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