Total Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lightwood area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lightwood (RG12 0TR) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Easthampstead & Wildridings average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 125.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightwood (RG12 0TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frensham, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leaves Green (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lightwood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Leaves Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keepers Combe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Opladen Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaves Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leaves Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaves Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaves Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlewood Under investigation

Data Sources

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