Bicester Rural vs Bracknell Town Centre

Bicester Rural has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,562 crimes in the last 12 months. Bracknell Town Centre has a safety score of 23/100 (High Crime) with 851 crimes. Bracknell Town Centre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bicester Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Bracknell Town Centre shows -20.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bicester Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (694 incidents). In Bracknell Town Centre, it is Shoplifting (213 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bicester Rural recorded 130 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Bracknell Town Centre recorded 87. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bicester Rural totalled 694 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 213 in Bracknell Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bicester Rural recorded 1,671 crimes (now 1,562, a change of -6.5%). Bracknell Town Centre recorded 1,075 crimes previously (now 851, -20.8%).

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. Bicester Rural has a resolution rate of 15.9% and Bracknell Town Centre has 27.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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