Total Crime Rate

221.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 221.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Drugs 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Western Centre area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 19th 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 The Western Centre (RG12 1RW) in the last 12 months was 221.5 per 1,000 residents and was 181.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Western Centre (RG12 1RW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Western Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindenhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anders Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wokingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anders Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anders Corner Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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