Total Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Darby Vale area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Binfield North & Warfield West , and the 160th lowest 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 Darby Vale (RG42 2PL) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darby Vale (RG42 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Rookswood. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Darby Vale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rookswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marbull Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Makepiece Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darby Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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