Banbury Town vs Bicester Town

Banbury Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,199 crimes in the last 12 months. Bicester Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 2,728 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Banbury Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.2% — 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 Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,345 incidents). In Bicester Town, it is Violent Crime (968 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Banbury Town recorded 306 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 Town totalled 1,345 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 Town recorded 3,411 crimes (now 3,199, a change of -6.2%). 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 Town has a resolution rate of 30.1% and Bicester Town has 35.2%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Banbury Town 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 Town and Bicester Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.