Total Crime Rate
87.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Folders Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Binfield North & Warfield West , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
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 Folders Lane (RG42 2LA) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher than the Binfield North & Warfield West average (35.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Folders Lane (RG42 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrison Grange (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Makepiece Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gill Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Johnstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atte Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atte Lane | Under investigation |
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