Banbury Rural vs Bicester Town

Banbury Rural has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,028 crimes in the last 12 months. Bicester Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 2,728 crimes. Bicester Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Banbury Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Bicester Town shows -3.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Banbury Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (452 incidents). In Bicester Town, it is Violent Crime (968 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Banbury Rural recorded 75 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bicester Town recorded 178. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Banbury Rural totalled 452 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 968 in Bicester Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Banbury Rural recorded 1,101 crimes (now 1,028, a change of -6.6%). Bicester Town recorded 2,835 crimes previously (now 2,728, -3.8%).

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. Banbury Rural has a resolution rate of 18.6% and Bicester Town has 35.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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