Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Wickets area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Kingswood , and the 196th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

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 The Wickets (BS15 1PU) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower than the Kingswood average (120.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wickets (BS15 1PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Wickets area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdown Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wesley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wesley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingleside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ash Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chesham Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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