Abbey and Battle vs Thatcham

Abbey and Battle has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 7,170 crimes in the last 12 months. Thatcham has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,744 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Abbey and Battle shows a year-on-year crime trend of +1.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Thatcham shows -3.7% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Abbey and Battle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,417 incidents). In Thatcham, it is Violent Crime (743 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Abbey and Battle recorded 685 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Thatcham recorded 313. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Abbey and Battle totalled 2,417 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 743 in Thatcham. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Abbey and Battle recorded 7,057 crimes (now 7,170, a change of +1.6%). Thatcham recorded 1,810 crimes previously (now 1,744, -3.7%).

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. Abbey and Battle has a resolution rate of 29.3% and Thatcham has 23%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Abbey and Battle falls within the Thames Valley Police boundary. Thatcham is covered by Thames Valley Police. 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 Abbey and Battle and Thatcham. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.