Postcode · Bracknell
Crime in RG42 5RT
How much crime is recorded in RG42 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Binfield & Popeswood
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,984 (2024)
RG42 5RTBracknell
How safe is RG42 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG42 5RT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary3.49.1
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.