Overview of Bracknell Forest crime rate
The most prevalent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (38.2%), Shoplifting (11.2%), and Anti-social behaviour (10.3%). The rarer incidents include Theft from the person (1.1%), Possession of weapons (0.6%), and Robbery (0.5%).
Among the 18 wards in Bracknell Forest, those with the highest crime rates include Wildridings and Central (252.7), Priestwood and Garth (127.2), and Old Bracknell (95.6). The safest wards are Warfield Harvest Ride (30.9), Little Sandhurst and Wellington (30.1), and Winkfield and Cranbourne (27.6).
Postcode districts within or overlapping Bracknell Forest reveal high crime rates in RG40 (125.8), RG42 (99.0), and GU47 (96.3). The most secure postcode districts are RG10 (45.2), SL5 (44.5), and GU17 (22.3).
Bracknell Forest crime incidents by crime type
- Violence and sexual offences – 3534 (38.2)%
- Shoplifting – 1037 (11.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 949 (10.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 744 (8.1)%
- Public order – 729 (7.9)%
- Other theft – 682 (7.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 626 (6.8)%
- Burglary – 281 (3.0)%
- Other crime – 178 (1.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 145 (1.6)%
- Drugs – 135 (1.5)%
- Theft from the person – 104 (1.1)%
- Possession of weapons – 54 (0.6)%
- Robbery – 44 (0.5)%
How does Bracknell Forest compare against nearby areas ?
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Bracknell Forest is compared against
Crime rates in Bracknell Forest wards
There are 18 wards within Bracknell Forest. Wildridings and Central, Priestwood and Garth, Old Bracknell has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
List of all 18 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Bracknell Forest wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Bracknell Forest
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Bracknell Forest. Highest crime rates in RG40, RG42, GU47 .
- RG40 – 125.8
- RG42 – 99.0
- GU47 – 96.3
- SL4 – 84.2
- GU19 – 82.0
- RG12 – 81.3
- RG45 – 78.7
- GU46 – 76.2
- GU15 – 68.9
- RG10 – 45.2
- SL5 – 44.5
- GU17 – 22.3
Postcode districts in Bracknell Forest
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