Total Crime Rate
184.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bere Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Harmans Water & Crown Wood , and the 26th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bere Road (RG12 0XS) in the last 12 months was 184.6 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher 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 Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 360.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bere Road (RG12 0XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horndean Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crofton Close (8 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 | Shoplifting | Horndean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Worlds End Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Horndean Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Copse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horndean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Horndean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denmead Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Purbrook Court | — |
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