Total Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Staplehurst area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Binfield South & Jennett's Park , and the 124th 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 Staplehurst (RG12 8DB) in the last 12 months was 28.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Staplehurst (RG12 8DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staplehurst, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Andrews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tawfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrews | Under investigation |
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