Total Crime Rate

106.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 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 106.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bartholomew Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 135th highest crime rate of 427 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 Bartholomew Road (OX4 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 106.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomew Road (OX4 3QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bartholomew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crowell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Addison Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herschel Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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