Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Branksome Hill Road area has the lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Owlsmoor & College Town , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Branksome Hill Road (GU47 0QL) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Owlsmoor & College Town average (40.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Branksome Hill Road (GU47 0QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yeovil Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yeovil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yeovil Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeovil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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