Ascot vs Kidlington

Ascot has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 849 crimes in the last 12 months. Kidlington has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 1,419 crimes. Ascot scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ascot shows a year-on-year crime trend of -8.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kidlington shows +8.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ascot, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (339 incidents). In Kidlington, it is Violent Crime (570 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ascot recorded 76 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kidlington recorded 122. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ascot totalled 339 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 570 in Kidlington. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ascot recorded 928 crimes (now 849, a change of -8.5%). Kidlington recorded 1,310 crimes previously (now 1,419, +8.3%).

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. Ascot has a resolution rate of 14.1% and Kidlington has 26.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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