Abingdon vs Barkingside

Abingdon has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 13,833 crimes in the last 12 months. Barkingside has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 5,129 crimes. Abingdon scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Abingdon shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Barkingside shows +2.2% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abingdon, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,197 incidents). In Barkingside, it is Violent Crime (1,462 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abingdon recorded 3,197 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Barkingside recorded 1,202. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Abingdon totalled 2,884 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,462 in Barkingside. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abingdon recorded 14,581 crimes (now 13,833, a change of -5.1%). Barkingside recorded 5,020 crimes previously (now 5,129, +2.2%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Abingdon has a resolution rate of 27.8% and Barkingside has 34.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abingdon falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Barkingside is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Abingdon and Barkingside. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.