Postcode · Bracknell
Crime in RG42 2DG
How much crime is recorded in RG42 2DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Priestwood
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
RG42 2DGBracknell
How safe is RG42 2DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG42 2DG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG42 2DGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Drugs1.12.4
Burglary0.99.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.