Total Crime Rate
87.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cotterell Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Binfield North & Warfield West , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 367 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 Cotterell Close (RG42 2HL) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher than the Binfield North & Warfield West average (35.3 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cotterell Close (RG42 2HL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingfisher Place. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marbull Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darby Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchetts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Makepiece Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shepherds Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingfisher Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsneile Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Horsneile Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyon Oaks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rookswood | Under investigation |
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