Total Crime Rate
50.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Freeborn Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bullbrook , and the 169th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Freeborn Way (RG12 2RS) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Bullbrook average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Freeborn Way (RG12 2RS), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bullbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bullbrook Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waldron Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nelson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Basemoors | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Close | Under investigation |
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