Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 68.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hart Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 367 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 Hart Close (RG42 2DR) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Priestwood & Garth average (83.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Close (RG42 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfax, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hart Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchgrove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchetts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchgrove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bevan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Fairfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boyd Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merryhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horsneile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shepherds Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benbricke Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trumbull Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horsneile Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B3018 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dukeshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingfisher Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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