Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broad Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 117th 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 Broad Lane (RG12 9DB) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% lower than the Easthampstead & Wildridings average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Broad Lane (RG12 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Lane. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Ridgeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampden Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawk Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hermes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cherry Tree Drive | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cherry Tree Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lime Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mount Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mount Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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