Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Balfour Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balfour Crescent (RG12 7JA) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Crescent (RG12 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Pond Moor Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Balfour Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horewood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peregrine Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed'S Hill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnett Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barker Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnett Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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