Total Crime Rate
147.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bramshill Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 27th highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .
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 Bramshill Close (RG2 9PL) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.9% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bramshill Close (RG2 9PL), the main crime hotspot is near Milam Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barkham & Arborfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Attwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitehall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milam Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milam Close | Under investigation |
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