Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakengates area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Great Hollands , and the 48th 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 Oakengates (RG12 7QL) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% lower than the Great Hollands average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakengates (RG12 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydney, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northcott (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklebury | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklebury | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nutley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcott | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcott | — |
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