Bicester Town vs Buckingham and District

Bicester Town has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,728 crimes in the last 12 months. Buckingham and District has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,355 crimes. Buckingham and District scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bicester Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Buckingham and District shows -13.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bicester Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (968 incidents). In Buckingham and District, it is Violent Crime (562 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bicester Town recorded 178 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Buckingham and District recorded 145. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bicester Town totalled 968 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 562 in Buckingham and District. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bicester Town recorded 2,835 crimes (now 2,728, a change of -3.8%). Buckingham and District recorded 1,573 crimes previously (now 1,355, -13.9%).

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 Town has a resolution rate of 35.2% and Buckingham and District has 20.8%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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