Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Girton Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Owlsmoor & College Town , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Girton Close (GU47 0UP) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Girton Close (GU47 0UP), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Yeovil Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Yeovil Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sterling Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeovil Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magdalene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Silver Hill | Under investigation |
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