Didcot vs Kentwood and Tilehurst

Didcot has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,087 crimes in the last 12 months. Kentwood and Tilehurst has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) with 1,685 crimes. Didcot scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Didcot shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Kentwood and Tilehurst shows +14.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Didcot, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (934 incidents). In Kentwood and Tilehurst, it is Violent Crime (550 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Didcot recorded 262 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Kentwood and Tilehurst recorded 197. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Didcot totalled 934 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 550 in Kentwood and Tilehurst. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Didcot recorded 2,234 crimes (now 2,087, a change of -6.6%). Kentwood and Tilehurst recorded 1,467 crimes previously (now 1,685, +14.9%).

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. Didcot has a resolution rate of 29.4% and Kentwood and Tilehurst has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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