Priestwood
Middle areaNorth west Bracknell Forest. 7,435 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Priestwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Priestwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Priestwood at a rate of 98.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across Bracknell Forest.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 265 |
| Shoplifting | 123 |
| Other crime | 117 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Priestwood compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Priestwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Priestwood at a rate of 98.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across Bracknell Forest.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 82 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Priestwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), shoplifting (123) and other crime (117).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Bracknell Forest
These figures are published for the whole of Bracknell Forest, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bracknell Forest and not Priestwood alone. See Bracknell Forest
Priestwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Priestwood was £385,000 in 2025.
Priestwood had 6,957 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Priestwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Priestwood, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.