Total Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 26.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Blackcap Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Binfield South & Jennett's Park , and the 109th 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 Blackcap Lane (RG12 8AA) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% lower than the Binfield South & Jennett's Park average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackcap Lane (RG12 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tawny Owl Square, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Fields (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackcap Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawny Owl Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Bunting Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swift Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tawny Owl Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Swift Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swift Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tern Hill —
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Data Sources

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