Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hart Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 87th 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 Hart Close (RG42 2DR) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Close (RG42 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hart Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3018 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Court —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fowlers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingfisher Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agar Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Arlington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Limerick Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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