Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0Less crime per resident is recorded in Binfield than in 82% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
Violence recorded locally dropped 9% in a year. Typical years here bring 17 violent and sexual offences plus 6 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 residents. The typical town its size sees 2 cases of vehicle crime per 1,000 residents; Binfield sees 3.1, or 15 in the 12 months to August 2026.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Binfield
Violent crime fell over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 9% less violent crime per resident in Binfield than in the year before; across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people violent crime held steady. Trend ↓
Less crime than most places its size
Of 823 UK towns of 3,000 to 7,000 people, Binfield has the 151st lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Chalfont St Giles, Cubbington and Long Melford, higher than Holmes Chapel, Carbis Bay and Kirby Cross. Towns its size ↓
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 71% of Binfield’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
Inside Binfield’s A− for safety
A fairly firm grade. Built on 334 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Binfield against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Most Binfield residents live in one of England’s lowest-crime neighbourhoods
87% of residents live in the lowest-crime 30% of England’s neighbourhoods, and 0% in the highest-crime 20%. The crime domain scores the risk of violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage where people live, so it can read differently from the town-wide rate, which counts crimes where they happened.
Binfield’s residents by the crime decile of their neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (crime domain), where 1 is the highest-crime 10% of England’s neighbourhoods and 10 the lowest.
151st of 823: Binfield among towns its size
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bailrigg Lancashire | 4,788 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 7.9 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 76 | Charvil Berkshire | 3,158 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 148 | Holmes Chapel Cheshire | 6,674 | 18.8 | 4 | 3.9 | A− |
| 149 | Carbis Bay Cornwall | 3,967 | 18.1 | 4.7 | 2.5 | A− |
| 150 | Kirby Cross Essex | 6,036 | 17.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | A− |
| 151 | Binfield Berkshire | 4,851 | 17 | 6 | 3 | A− |
| 152 | Stretton Staffordshire | 4,646 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 5 | A− |
| 153 | Cowbridge South Glamorgan | 3,649 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 9.1 | A− |
| 154 | Framlingham Suffolk | 3,831 | 16.9 | 6.2 | 3.8 | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 167 | Cookham Berkshire | 5,216 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 5.1 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 341 | Lambourn Berkshire | 3,141 | 22 | 7.9 | 3.8 | B |
| … | ||||||
| 379 | Pangbourne Berkshire | 3,279 | 20 | 11.3 | 10.2 | B− |
| … | ||||||
| 823 | Eastchurch Kent | 3,381 | 132 | 13.9 | 3.5 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Binfield, and others in Berkshire.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Binfield runs highest on vehicle crime (3.1 per 1,000 against 2). Violence & sexual offences and criminal damage & arson sit below it.
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 70 | 14.4 | 22.4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 39 | 8 | 8.8 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 15 | 3.1 | 2 |
| Public order | not graded | 14 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 14 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 13 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| Drugs | not graded | 8 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 7 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Other crime | not graded | 7 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 2 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 1 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
How crime in Binfield has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent -9% (towns its size +1%).
Crime in Binfield per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 7 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 4 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
Police name a suspect about as often as across UK towns
No suspect was identified for 71% of Binfield’s burglaries, vehicle crimes and criminal damage, against 69% across UK towns, and for 13% of violent and sexual offences against 19%. Most violent cases close as “unable to prosecute” (47% here), usually because the victim doesn’t support a prosecution. About 7% of violent and 3% of household crimes reached court.
The latest outcome police.uk shows for each crime recorded in the first of the three years (September 2023 to August 2024), so most cases have closed. 135 crimes.
No one died in a collision on Binfield’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 10 collisions with injuries inside Binfield in five years. 1 person was killed or seriously injured: 1 on foot and 0 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people (81%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Binfield is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Binfield’s size at the median for UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people would see about 4 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Binfield had 1.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Binfield’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Binfield
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binfield | 4,851 | 17 | 6 | A− |
| Newell Green | 1,871 | 17.5 | 6.2 | B+ |
| Bracknell | 78,662 | 31.9 | 13.5 | C |
| Wokingham | 50,320 | 18.3 | 8.6 | B |
| Winkfield Row | 1,756 | 9.1 | 3 | A+ |
| Hurst | 1,009 | 10.2 | 7.3 | A |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 20.3 | 6.7 | B |
| Winnersh | 8,904 | 20.5 | 8.2 | B |
Binfield records more graded crime per resident than 2 of its 7 neighbours. Winkfield Row, 3.3 miles away, records 9.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Binfield’s 17.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Binfield sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Binfield
Is Binfield safe?
Police recorded 17 violent and sexual offences and 6 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Binfield’s built-up area). That earns an A− for safety: less crime per resident than 75% of UK towns. Among 823 UK towns of 3,000 to 7,000 people, Binfield is 151st from the least crime. 71% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Binfield?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime fell 9%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 106%, shoplifting and theft rose 13% and anti-social behaviour rose 105%. Across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Binfield?
Violence & sexual offences: 70 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came vehicle crime (15) and public order (14), with 39 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Binfield compare with Bracknell?
Bracknell records 31.9 violent and sexual offences and 13.5 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Binfield’s 17 and 6, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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