Total Crime Rate
157.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Yorktown Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Owlsmoor & College Town , and the 34th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yorktown Road (GU47 0PU) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 230.6% higher than the Owlsmoor & College Town average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yorktown Road (GU47 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Westbourne Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Owlsmoor & College Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berrybank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berrybank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosedene Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marshall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Madox Brown End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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