Crime Rates at Ploughlands, Bracknell, RG42 1XJ

Ploughlands area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 118th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ploughlands (RG42 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Priestwood & Garth average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ploughlands (RG42 1XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priestwood Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Apsey Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.