March 2026 Source: Thames Valley Police Police

bracknell forest Crime Intelligence Report

bracknell forest recorded 720 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 5.78 per 1,000 residents. This places bracknell forest at #223 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 3.0% lower.

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

720
trending_up +15.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

61.19per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#72of 330

Top 23% Safest UK

National Population

124,605

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Clintons Green Map
Shoplifting: 20 Other theft: 2 Robbery: 1
20
On or near Lingwood Map
Shoplifting: 22
22
On or near Arlott Green Map
Violence and sexual offences: 18
18
On or near Shopping Area Map
Shoplifting: 11 Robbery: 1
11
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 11
11
On or near Parking Area Map
Anti-social behaviour: 9
9
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 8 Theft from the person: 1
8
On or near Supermarket Map
Anti-social behaviour: 5 Public order: 3
5
On or near Petrol Station Map
Violence and sexual offences: 5 Robbery: 1
5
On or near Tawny Owl Square Map
Shoplifting: 6
6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
720 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
284
39.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
105
14.6%
Shoplifting
79
11.0%
Public Order
52
7.2%
Other Theft
50
6.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
45
6.2%
Drug Offences
25
3.5%
Vehicle Crime
20
2.8%
Other Crime
19
2.6%
Burglary
17
2.4%
Bicycle Theft
8
1.1%
Robbery
7
1.0%
Theft from Person
5
0.7%
Weapons Possession
4
0.6%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,604

Total Stops

9.4%

Arrest Rate

108

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

1,069

Offensive weapons

241

Stolen goods

197

Article for use in theft

63

Articles for use in criminal damage

14

Firearms

10

Fireworks

8

Psychoactive substances

2

Outcome

A no further action disposal1,138
Community resolution273
Arrest150
Not recorded12
Khat or Cannabis warning10
Penalty Notice for Disorder9
Summons / charged by post6
Caution (simple or conditional)6

Gender

Male1,324
Female240
Other28

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

65.4%

White

16.5%

Asian

16.0%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Thames Valley Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

18 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Old Bracknell 67 111.9
2Wildridings and Central 100 109.0
3Priestwood and Garth 91 78.1
4Crowthorne 66 73.5
5Harmans Water 55 72.5

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldWinkfield and Cranbourne 14 2.9
shieldLittle Sandhurst and Wellington 6 1.0
shieldWarfield Harvest Ride 17 2.1
shieldAscot 13 2.2
shieldCollege Town 16 2.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -3.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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