Total Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Western Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 54th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (RG12 1RF) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Priestwood & Garth average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Western Road (RG12 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Anders Corner. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Priestwood & Garth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ploughlands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anders Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anders Corner | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anders Corner | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wokingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Faraday Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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