Crime Rates at Upper Barr, Oxford, OX4 3UX

Upper Barr area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 427 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 1133.7 per 1,000 residents and was 799.0% higher 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 460.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% 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 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.