Total Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swinley Forest has the 5th lowest crime rate of 15 wards in Bracknell Forest district and the 1721st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 294th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.
The overall crime rate in Swinley Forest in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the Bracknell Forest district average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Swinley Forestβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 143 (β 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the Swinley Forest ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Whitton Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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