Total Crime Rate

196.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 196.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brackenwood area has the 4th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 26th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Brackenwood (RG7 3QF) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 191.7% higher than the Aldermaston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 116.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood (RG7 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Three Firs Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Padworth Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Firs Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Padworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Padworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Totterdown —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Totterdown Under investigation
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Data Sources

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