Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birchetts Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Priestwood & Garth , and the 160th lowest 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 Birchetts Close (RG42 2DS) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchetts Close (RG42 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfax. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchetts Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Agar Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Fairfax Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairfax Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfax —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keates Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fowlers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bond Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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