Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Barns Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barns Road (OX4 3RD) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -67.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barns Road (OX4 3RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linnet Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frederick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Barn'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Costar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kersington Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kersington Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amory Close —
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Data Sources

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