Crime Rates at Bartholomew Road, Oxford, OX4 3QW

Bartholomew Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 161st 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 Bartholomew Road (OX4 3QW) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartholomew Road (OX4 3QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barn'S Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.