Total Crime Rate

79.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 79.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • 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

Priory Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (OX4 4NE) in the last 12 months was 79.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Cowley average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (OX4 4NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denny Gardens, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Smith Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Smith Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minchery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Robinson Avenue —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Denny Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Denny Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denny Gardens —
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Data Sources

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