Postcode district · Bracknell
Crime in RG42
How much crime is recorded in RG42, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bracknell Forest
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 46,673 (2024)
RG42Postcode district · Bracknell
How safe is RG42
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG42, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
RG42National
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.