Total Crime Rate
124.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portia Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Binfield North & Warfield West , and the 46th 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 Portia Grove (RG42 3TS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 252.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portia Grove (RG42 3TS), the main crime hotspot is near Hamlet Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lichfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bullbrook Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nelson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bullbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julius Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachaels Lake View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressida Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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