Total Crime Rate
28.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnet Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Donnington , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .
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 Barnet Street (OX4 3AN) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Donnington average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnet Street (OX4 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Cowley Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Donnington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leys Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ridgefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Howard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leys Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leys Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Magdalen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pipkin Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pipkin Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bartlemas Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bartlemas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bartlemas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cowley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cowley Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenilworth Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenilworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Magdalen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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