Crime Rate in Priestwood & Garth, ward

Priestwood & Garth has the 3rd highest crime rate of 15 wards in Bracknell Forest district and the 2812th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 372nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Priestwood & Garth in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Bracknell Forest district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Priestwood & Garth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 413 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Priestwood & Garth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fairfax. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.