Total Crime Rate

215.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cardinals area has the 10th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 18th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cardinals (RG12 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Easthampstead & Wildridings average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 134.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cardinals (RG12 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Chadwick Mews. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Cardinals area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friars Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Keep —
Apr 2026Public order Friars Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Keep Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bracknell Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Boxford Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowthorne Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundas Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Coningsby Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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