Crime Rates at Upper Barr, Oxford, OX4 3UX

Upper Barr area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 4th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Barr (OX4 3UX) in the last 12 months was 1257.4 per 1,000 residents and was 794.6% higher 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 91.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 604.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Barr (OX4 3UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.