Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barns Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 150th highest crime rate of 426 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 Barns Road (OX4 3RD) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% 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 Barn'S Road (26 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bailey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Frederick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Amory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Broadfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costar Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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