Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knightswood area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Great Hollands , and the 81st highest crime rate of 369 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 Knightswood (RG12 7ZR) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% higher than the Great Hollands average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knightswood (RG12 7ZR), the main crime hotspot is near Lochinver. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Great Hollands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightswood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightswood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Local resolution |
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