Total Crime Rate

165.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brackenwood area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 37th highest crime rate of 490 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 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.5% higher than the Aldermaston average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brackenwood (RG7 3QF), the main crime hotspot is near Three Firs Way. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brackenwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Three Firs Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Three Firs Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Padworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Totterdown Under investigation
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Data Sources

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