Crime Rate in Dodington, ward

Dodington has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 wards in South Gloucestershire district and the 2607th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 359th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dodington in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the South Gloucestershire district average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dodington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 284 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 326 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dodington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 50 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Harescombe (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.