Bracknell crime: Police figures show which crimes were common last month - and where they took place

A total of 370 crimes were reported in the borough throughout September.

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The majority of these took place in the south of Bracknell, with 140 crimes reportedly taking place in the vicinity of the centre of town.

From the map below, the majority of crimes happened in Easthampstead.

Overall, the most common crime reported was violence and sexual offences, which made up 53 of the total amount of crimes.

Criminal damage and arson was the second most common, with 21 incidents reported, while Anti-social behaviour offences saw 18 cases and other crimes saw 48.

Town centre

Police data shows the majority of crimes happened in The Lexicon with 37 crimes reported in September.

Violence and sexual offences: 9

Shoplifting: 8

Anti-social behaviour: 5

Binfield

Last month, 73 crimes took place near Binfield and Popeswood, according to the latest crime statistics.

The area which saw the most reports came from Popeswood with 28 incidents.

The most common reported crime was violence and sexual offences with 26 reports, vehicle crime (12) and other thefts (8).

Sandhurst

83 crimes were reported in this area of Bracknell Forest last month.

The most common area for crimes was Owlsmoor and police attended to 23 reports of violence and sexual offences.

There were 10 anti-social behaviour reports made in Sandhurst in September.

Crowthorne

In Crowthorne and the surrounding area, 37 crimes were reported throughout September.

Violence and sexual offences: 14

Shoplifting: 5

Anti-social behaviour: 4

All other crime:14

The bigger picture:

Violent crime has risen in Bracknell Forest over the last year, despite a drop in recorded crime across England and Wales.

Thames Valley Police recorded 2,465 incidents of violent crime in Bracknell Forest in the 12 months to June, according to the ONS.

That was an increase of 15 per cent compared to the previous year.

At 20.1 crimes per 1,000 people, that was lower than the rate across England and Wales, which stood at 29.5.

One of the main factors behind the increase in Bracknell Forest was the rise in stalking and harassment, which rose by 53 per cent, from 460 incidents to 706.

Offences of violence with injury increased by 2 per cent and violence without injury by 6 per cent, reaching 701 and 1,058 respectively.

Overall, police recorded 4 per cent fewer crimes across England and Wales, with around 5.8 million offences recorded in the year to June.

This excludes those recorded by Greater Manchester Police, whose data was compromised after the installation of new IT software.

The fall was driven by a reduction in crime between April and June when national lockdown restrictions were in place. Robberies saw the most noticeable drop during this period (47 per cent), while theft offences fell by 43 per cent.

This map is populated with data submitted by local forces. The location of the hotspots shown on this map has been anonymised.

Please note that not all crimes that occurred can be shown on the map.