Total Crime Rate

190.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 190.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cross Gates Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Bullbrook , and the 24th highest crime rate of 367 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 Cross Gates Close (RG12 9TY) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.0% higher than the Bullbrook average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Gates Close (RG12 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitton Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Gates Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drovers Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tollgate Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydbury —
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picket Post Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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