Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Black Meadows area has the 30th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 96th highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Black Meadows (RG12 7PP) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Meadows (RG12 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Lingwood. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Black Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kibble Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A322 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A322 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A322 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gainsborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Finmere Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Finmere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lingwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harcourt Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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