Total Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shakespeare Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Binfield North & Warfield West , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Way (RG42 3TU) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Way (RG42 3TU), 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 | Other theft | Bullbrook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drummond Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Scott Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julius Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cressida Chase | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rachaels Lake View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drummond Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bullbrook Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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