Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lightning Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Easthampstead & Wildridings , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 369 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 Lightning Grove (RG12 9SN) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Easthampstead & Wildridings average (114.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightning Grove (RG12 9SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Walk, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lightning Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lime Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merlewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Blenheim Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bagshot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A322 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A322 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Walk
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glebewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glebewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lime Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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