Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Ridgeway area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 132nd highest 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 The Ridgeway (RG12 9QU) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Easthampstead & Wildridings average (120.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (RG12 9QU), 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.

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Bracknell Lane East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coningsby Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Coningsby Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazell Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazell Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lime Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mount Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawk Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracknell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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