Total Crime Rate
19.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tern Hill area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Binfield South & Jennett's Park , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 367 local areas in Bracknell Forest .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tern Hill (RG12 8EF) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower than the Binfield South & Jennett's Park average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tern Hill (RG12 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tawny Owl Square, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Fields (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tern Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guillemot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaffinch Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guillemot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingfisher Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tawny Owl Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bunting Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swift Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guillemot Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Guillemot Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tawny Owl Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Swift Fields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swift Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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