Total Crime Rate
40.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nettlecombe area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harmans Water & Crown Wood , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nettlecombe (RG12 0UQ) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Harmans Water & Crown Wood average (72.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nettlecombe (RG12 0UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nuthurst (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Harmans Water & Crown Wood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nuthurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helmsdale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nuthurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaumont Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abingdon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlecombe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Helmsdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blue Coat Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Helmsdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keepers Combe | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Helmsdale | Under investigation |
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