Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northcott area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Great Hollands , and the 125th highest crime rate of 367 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 Northcott (RG12 7WS) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Great Hollands average (49.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northcott (RG12 7WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydney, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northcott (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nutley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcott | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northcott | Under investigation |
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